unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
bamboo mat used in food preparation (esp. to roll sushi); sushi mat
straining; draining; drainer; strainer; cutwater (of a ship); forefoot
Cape jasmine (Gardenia jasminoides); Cape jessamine; gardenia
mashed sweet potatoes with sweetened chestnuts
Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)
Hachiman (god of war); Hachiman shrine; (arch.) certainly
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
preliminary arrangements; preparation; spadework; pre-cooking
parboiling; preparatory boiling
to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)
to cut and divide; to cut up; to cut into pieces; to distinguish (e.g. facets of a problem); to isolate
popular song program on radio or television
deep sleep; sound sleep; profound sleep
mixed vegetable and seafood tempura
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
small (of a grain or berry, etc.); small (in stature); limited (in abilities)
person inside a cartoon body suit; voice actor (of a particular character); insider; person on the inside
viewer (esp. of television, streaming video content); audience; viewership; listener (occ. of radio, audio streaming content)
block votes (e.g. of a labor union); organized votes
emphatic sentence-ending particle
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; contraction; atrophy
enka; traditional-style Japanese popular ballad
leading figure; influential figure; mogul
very cheesy; very flashy; extremely gaudy
natural extinction; dying a natural death; coming to a natural end; ghosting; unexplained and sudden ending of all communication and contact with another person
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
business practice; business method; commerce; commercial law
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
light and darkness; light and shade
in-house model; company model; model under an exclusive contract; model who works exclusively for a single fashion magazine
to extend from one year to the next; to go to the next year
display and sale of new products
to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)
thin dōjinshi, usually featuring adult content
original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
death in battle; death on the battlefield
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
steadily; unflaggingly; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
to bud; to sprout; to germinate; to have luck on one's side; to get lucky
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; indifferently; blankly; vacantly; absentmindedly
tepid water; lukewarm water; comfortable; easy; relaxed