thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
(right of) permanent residence; permanent residency
bank; banking institution
to work (for, at, in); to be employed (at); to finish (a term); to serve (e.g. a sentence); to conduct (a ceremony); to perform (a Buddhist memorial service)
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
important post; important office; key position
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
older sister; elder sister
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
screening (a movie); showing
screen; curtain; raster; room divider; partition wall
to string along (of rope, etc.)
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to come to see; to come and see; to visit
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
American film; American movie
starring (in a film, play, etc.); playing the leading part
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
knowledge (of a skill, art, etc.); proficiency; essentials; know-how; preparedness; readiness
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
to shake; to sway; to rock; to become unstable; to become unsettled; to be shaken
remote past; far ago; time immemorial