to build a market for; to promote (a product); to promote oneself; to sell oneself; to sell heavily
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
stage (platform); performance; show; stage (phase); part; stage
performer (usu. in a boy band or girl group) with an image cultivated to foster a dedicated fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing
live coverage; on-the-spot telecast
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
little finger; pinky; fourth (occ. fifth) finger; little toe
used (ticket, stamp, etc.); spent (fuel, battery, etc.)
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
to move (to another place or state); to change (e.g. of state, affiliation, scenery, etc.); to spread (of a fire, smell, etc.); to catch (an illness); to move (e.g. of one's focus); to change (e.g. of one's interest)
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
marsh; swamp; obsession; addiction; ugly man; retard
totally (immersed in something, e.g. liquid, work); addicted
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
bottomless; endlessly deep; infinite
people with a pure and innocent image (esp. actresses, singers, etc.)
simply; merely; only; solely
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
attentively; with great attention to detail (e.g. when teaching); patiently
practice (as opposed to theory); actual practice; actual site; (at) the scene; (on) the spot
erotic; pornographic; obscene; perverted; horny; dirty
rapid-fire comic dialogue
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
mask; striking the head (kendo)