Golden Week (early-May holiday season in Japan)
congestion (e.g. traffic); delay; stagnation
highway; freeway; expressway; motorway
photographer; cameraman; camera operator; cinematographer
hard (e.g. penis); strong (e.g. beat of music); throbbing (e.g. headache); blaring (e.g. rock music)
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
opening a port (seaport, airport, etc.); starting operations at a port; opening a port to foreign vessels or trade
momentous (crucial) decision
foolhardy; reckless; fearless
electric noticeboard; electric scoreboard; electric bulletin board
airmail; air mail; air service; air transport (of goods)
caster; newscaster; news anchor; anchorman
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
footwork; mobility; flexibility; adaptability
a little bit; a little while
swallowing; understanding; apprehension
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
advertising agency; advertising firm; advertising company
investment; contribution; financing
desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; being pinned under; being caught under; model; pattern
sales promotion; hard selling
to build a market for; to promote (a product); to promote oneself; to sell oneself; to sell heavily
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
cosplay (dressing in costume, esp. as a manga character, etc.)