expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
immigration check; immigration inspection
guest spending the night (i.e. at a hotel)
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers
gravure; photogravure; rotogravure; gravure picture
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
around the world; throughout the world
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
day after day; day by day
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
sharpness; sharp weapon; blade; fine soldier
national holiday; public holiday
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
Why?; Why not?; What for?; What's wrong?
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate