monopoly; monopolization; exclusive sales rights
madness; craziness; insanity
supply; provision; service; supply
top recommendation; something highly recommended
slow motion (video); moving slowly; moving leisurely
when it comes to ...; as for ...
ridiculous; absurd; silly; laughable
to serve; to dish up; to dish out
need not; (not) have to; need not have; need not exist
for the general public; for the general market
multiposting (on a newsgroup, forum, etc.); multi-posting
copy-and-paste; copypasta (block of text that is copied and pasted across the Internet)
face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks
master; boss; stable master; craftsman; artisan; (arch.) foster parent
premature death; untimely death; dying young
finally; in the end; after all that; eventually; on top of all that
sister-in-law (spouse's older sister or older brother's wife); older stepsister; older adopted sister; non-blood-related older sister
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
rebellious phase; rebellious age
union; combination; association; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
illness; condition; -pathy
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
rice cake stuffed with sweet bean jam
long-awaited; much-awaited
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
partly puffed up; bubblingly
putting in an appearance; visiting; coming to the surface; appearing; showing one's face (on TV, social media, etc.); face reveal
right above; just above; directly above; directly overhead
anti-itch medication; antipruritic drug
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
unselfish; selfless; disinterested
to shake out; to draw a check (bill, draft, etc.); to issue (e.g. money order); to infuse (e.g. in hot water)
report; notification; registration
plain; unfigured; patternless; solid (color)
to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)
to delay; to put off; to procrastinate