considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
chief; main; principal; main secondary or supporting role (in kyogen)
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
talkie (motion picture with sound); prerecorded announcement
within the borders of a country; domestic soil; inland; interior; Japan proper (as opposed to its overseas colonies); homeland
screening (a movie); showing; to screen a movie
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
weather; look of the sky; situation; turn of affairs; signs
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
convenience; accommodation; advantage; benefit; expediency
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
Asahi Shimbun (newspaper)
returning from abroad; coming back to one's country (Japan)
talk; story; conversation
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
opposite side; opposition
discerning (quick) eye; keen insight
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
schedule; program; programme; agenda
piece; fragment; one (object)
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
lack of knowledge or understanding
the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate
lack of understanding; lack of sympathy
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize