news; word; tidings; omen
pivot foot; emphasis; priority; focus
compared to our company's products (a phrase often used in advertising when comparing old and new products); in this company's comparison; as I see it; by my estimate
clear solution; clean decision
wide open sky; the blue; heavens; firmament
supporter (e.g. of the arts); adherent; proponent
running (for election); coming forward as a candidate; going on horseback; going in person; (arch.) letting out a horse; (arch.) taking out a horse
to start; to begin; to commence
clever; shrewd; crafty; cunning; pretentious; impertinent
opportunity to show one's abilities; time to show one's stuff; one's province
good bargain; (a) find; godsend; (a) steal
upstart; parvenu; jumped-up person
supreme command; direction over all
full-length portrait or statue
sumo wrestler; rikishi; strong man; Deva king
to get permission; to get approval; to get the go-ahead
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
treacherous; dangerous; untrustworthy; sneaky; cunning
protruding eyes; number of pips visible after a throw of the dice
series (e.g. electrical); serial
claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)
coverall apron; cook's apron
heavy flooding; disastrous flood; deluge; great flood (sent by a deity); flood myth
no hint (e.g. quiz questions where no clues are given)
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
to speak ill of; to disparage
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
to dunk (e.g. food in a drink)
stroller; buggy; pushchair
swastika (esp. counterclockwise form as a Buddhist symbol); fylfot; swastika-shaped family crest; wow; yeah