start of broadcast; commencement of transmission; sign-on
staking out (in advance; e.g. a seat or a spot); saving a place; reserving a location
(television, radio, etc.) receiver
crossing swords; fighting with swords; cutting each other (in fighting)
namasu; dish of raw fish and vegetables seasoned in vinegar
ecology; life and habits (of an animal); mode of life; way of living
hotel worker; hotelman; hotelkeeper; hotelier
deceptive advertising; misleading advertisement (presenting one's product as being better or cheaper than it really is)
to hire for exclusive use; to reserve; to charter
guess; conjecture; surmise
regret; remorse; repentance; contrition
special pardon; (general) amnesty
tediously (explain, complain, etc.); repeatedly; persistently; insistently; ad nauseam; at great length
passionate; fervent; affecting; moving; touching
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
lawfulness; propriety; reasonableness; appropriateness; legality; legitimacy
to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of
to sum it up in one word; ... is the word for it
the die is cast; there is no going back; alea iacta est
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
vertical line; vertical bar (symbol); bar line
micro miniskirt; micro skirt; micromini
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
stone weight (as used on pickle-tub covers); weight (as used in balances)
lord of a manor; estate steward
present post; current office; (an) incumbent
dismissal (from a position); discharge
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
Shuten-dōji; mythical Japanese oni (demon) who lived on Mt. Ōe
iron man; strong man; (steel-clad) robot