on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
(formal) meeting with a view to marriage; interview with a prospective spouse; correspondence; balance; miai; two different options such that if one player takes one, the other player can take the other
separate; respective; different
to harmonize; to harmonise; to be in harmony; to say the same thing in unison (inadvertently)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
entering; entrance; attendance; audience; containing; income; earnings
commoner; plebeian; commoner (in Japan between 1869 and 1947; the lowest of the three classes)
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to sell like hot cakes; to fly off the shelves
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
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
taking no notice of; paying no attention to
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
tedious; boring; being fed up with
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to wear (clothes) stylishly; to dress oneself stylishly
society; the world; the times
to yield; to give way to; to make way for
trying to think of a way (to do); devising means (to do); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
area; zone; district; quarter; section; limits
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
to get to the main subject; to move on to the main topic; to get down to business
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
interest; rights; concession
fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
flying; false start; doing something before the scheduled time or date; breaking the street date
lead; leading; leading (in points, goals, etc.); getting ahead; lead (from a base); lead (of an article); lede
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on