to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
(TV or radio) entertainer; television personality; talent; skill; talent (ancient unit of weight and currency)
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
division (of company); operations department
being shelved (of a movie, project, etc.); being postponed; being put on hold; putting in storage
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of; serving (in the military, congress, etc.)
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
company; friendship; association; (romantic) involvement; dating
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
young girl; lass; adolescent female
to (go and) do; to make (a blunder, mess, etc.); to perpetrate; to achieve; to accomplish; to pull off
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow (i.e. bending of the body); bowing; reward
Kantō (region comprising Tokyo and surrounding prefectures); Kantō (eastern half of Japan; during the feudal era)
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
matter of time; question of time
major contender; strong (leading) candidate; front runner
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
prey (i.e. of a predator); kill; victim (of a crime, a hoax, etc.)
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
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
to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about
people (of a country); nation; citizen; Democratic Party for the People
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
achievement; performance; results; work; contribution
how many years; how long; what year
to need; to call for; to require
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
to push aside; to thrust aside; to brush aside; to reject; to remove; to take out
destiny; will of Heaven; luck