ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
current; hip; trendy; fashionable; stylish
three sides; small offering stand
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
pluralizing suffix; nickname-forming suffix
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
queen; female monarch; queen consort; consort of a king; queen; princess
location (e.g. of film shoot); remote (shoot at a remote location)
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to; to attend
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
Tokyo dialect; Tokyo accent
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
ding (of a bell); bing; honk (i.e. sound of blowing one's nose); snort; heating in a microwave; cooking in a microwave
very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
appearance; figure; shape; form
exactly alike (in appearance); like two peas in a pod; (practically) identical; spitting image (of); carbon copy (of)
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
as it is bound to (happen); following the natural course; though possible as it may be
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
to remain married for life; to live as a married couple until death; to succeed in marrying
manager; person in a (school or university) sports team in charge of administrative and miscellaneous duties
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
fat; fatty; grand; magnificent; excellent
nth son; lang; official title in ancient China; (arch.) man; (arch.) young man; (arch.) my husband
to cease; to stop; to be over
assistant director (in taking professional movies)
break in the rain; waiting for a break in the rain
producer (film, TV, etc.)