film released direct-to-video
form; shape; figure; visage
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
easy to see; easy to read; easy to understand; (arch.) easy to look at; (arch.) attractive
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
opposite side; opposition
just because; even if; even though
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
to give and take; to make mutual concessions; to compromise
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
rice cracker; senbei; Japanese cracker; rice cookie; wafer
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
soba noodles eaten at night on New Year's Eve
red string of fate; in Chinese-Japanese folklore, fated lovers were said to be joined by an unseen red string, tied around one little finger of each
inseparable (esp. bond, relationship); inextricable; joined at the hip; integral; essential; cannot be broken (cut, separated)
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
story; tale; talk; discussion
to call again; to call someone back
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn