large river (esp. the Yangtze); Lake Biwa
naming (esp. of a commercial product or company); branding
failure; collapse; breakdown; (arch.) tear (in clothing, etc.); (arch.) rip; (arch.) split
the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem
to discuss; to find fault with; to criticize; to criticise
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
smacking one's lips (over food)
beats per minute; BPM; business process management; BPM
precocity (esp. of a young girl); acting grown up; precocious young girl
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to install; to embed
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
adaptability; flexibility
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
Darwin (Australia); Darwin (Charles)
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
staff; staff member; stuffing (in Western cuisine); filling; stuff; materials
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
derby; Japan Derby; battle (for first place); competition; derby (match); local derby
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
banker (gambling); bookmaker; person who runs a gambling den; manager; boss
to keep one's feet on the ground; to be down to earth
good-for-nothing; scapegrace; nuisance; trouble
thrown kiss; blown kiss; air kiss
as affairs stand; judging from the present situation; as things are now
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
kayōkyoku; form of Japanese popular music that developed during the Showa era; (Western) pop song
to enter; to go into; to meddle (in); to interfere (in); to go deeply (into an issue); to delve deeper (into)
studying under; looking up to; apprenticing oneself to
jack of all trades, master of none
idiom; set phrase; idiomatic phrase
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
to keep (someone) at a distance