cocoa (beverage, cocoa solids); hot chocolate
to carry around; to carry on one's person
return (of something borrowed or entrusted); returning; giving back; repayment
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
one class (of students); one group (of people); one set (of items); one pair
relieved; refreshed; frank; candid; easy-going
wide-open; frank; open; candid
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return
script; screenplay; scenario
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
in preparation; (shop) not yet open for business
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
debut work; one's first work
to fall in love at first sight; (arch.) to see for the first time; (arch.) to meet for the first time; (arch.) to have sexual relations for the first time
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
group; party; team; squad; section
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
manufacture; production; production (of a film, play, TV show, etc.)
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
to spare; to grudge; to regret; to lament; to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
footprints; record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; because; since; for
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
Russo-Japanese War (1904-5)
mainly; chiefly; primarily; for the most part
armed might; military power; the sword; force
expansion; extension; enlargement; escape; ESC
one or two; a couple; a few; first and second (place); the top two
Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25); Taisho era
low-ranking samurai; rolling three and one (in a dice game)
Manchurian Incident (1931); Mukden Incident
Manchukuo (Japanese Manchurian puppet state; 1932-1945)