time; hour; period; class
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
extermination; annihilation
way (of doing); manner; method; means
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to carry out one's mission
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
kabuki; Japanese classical drama
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
Japan's best; number one in Japan
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself