televising; broadcasting; airing
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
positive (e.g. thinking); positive; positive (pole); anode
refreshment; refreshing oneself; refreshing one's spirit; (memory) refresh
highlight; best part; stunning; incredible; to stun; to amaze
year-end and New Year holidays (e.g. from December 29 to January 3)
charging (electrically); recharging one's batteries (e.g. by taking a nap); replenishing (one's energy)
something or other; somehow
within; inside of; less than
chirashi; chirashizushi; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top
to have tears in one's eyes; to be unable to stop crying
tempura; deep-fried fish and vegetables in a light batter
oden; dish of various ingredients, e.g. egg, daikon, potato, chikuwa, konnyaku stewed in soy-flavored dashi
curry and rice; rice and curry; curry rice
natto (fermented soybeans)
halo; aureole; aureola; halo (optical phenomenon); glory
currently accepting (applications, etc.)
conditioner (hair, skin, etc.)
pleasantly warm; nice and warm; repeatedly (hitting someone); again and again; over and over
warm and fluffy; soft; steamy hot (food); hot and flaky; feeling mentally tired; feeling of tired relief or accomplishment after effort or perseverance
in its entirety; whole; wholly
telephone bill; telephone rate
in three days' time; two days after tomorrow
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
training (esp. in-service); induction course
on the way; as one goes; in the future; someday; eventually
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
mobile phone number; cell phone number
sleeping like a log; (being) fast asleep (bombed, crashed)
free speech; freedom of speech
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
indecent language; dirty talk
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
attempting to conceive; trying to have children
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
having one's own way; giving free rein to one's desires; acting as one pleases
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer