system; institution; organization; organisation
Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
decrease; reduction; decline
introduction; bringing in; leading in; installation
exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure
pet dog; beloved dog; love of dogs; fondness for dogs
young female TV announcer (who also frequently functions as a television talent doing on-location fluff pieces for variety shows)
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
moderately; in moderation
upper reaches of a river; upstream
manufacturer (esp. a major company); producer; maker; device for making things; person who creates things
generation; lifetime; age
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
female company president; female CEO
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
SM; S&M; sado-masochism; shopping mall
producer (film, TV, etc.)
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
supplementary or additional fertilizer (fertiliser)
marriage fraud; fake marriage
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
star (cinema, sports, etc.); celebrity; star symbol; asterisk; (celestial) star
large amount of money; great cost
very rich person; the super rich
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
childcare; child-rearing; nursing; upbringing