voice actor or actress (radio, animation, etc.)
transcendence; excellence; superiority
archaic word; obsolete word; old saying; old adage; old language; ancient language
present continuous tense; present progressive form
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
imprudent (misguided) fellow
poor work; humble reference to one's own work
to seem to be ...; to become like ...; to behave as ...
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
serialization; serialisation; serial story
air con; air conditioner; air conditioning
pipe shaft (in a building); riser shaft
selling separately; not being included in the price
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
garbage can; rubbish bin; trash can; dustbin
to drop; to lose; to let fall
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
one roll; one book; one volume; first volume; rolling once; wrapping once around
electronic book; e-book; electronic banking; electron beam; exchangeable bond
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
distortion (often used for caricature in manga, etc.); deformation
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
care; attentiveness; attention; consideration (for others); solicitude
digital versatile disc; DVD
every (usu. with events, e.g. every weekend); each
four-panel comic strip; yonkoma
compilation; editing; recording
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
dark clouds; threatening signs; ominous indications
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
separate building; outbuilding; outhouse
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
one party; one faction; one clique
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
cutting to pieces; tearing to pieces
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)