selection (esp. from many people for an important job position); exceptional promotion
genius; prodigy; natural gift
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
ghost bound to a specific physical location (usu. where death occurred)
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
staged event; faked situation; prearranged performance
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
front (aspect, weather, war-front, etc.); reception (e.g. in a hotel); front desk; front office; team management
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity
to look young; to seem young
setting off (on a trip); departure
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
crispy; crunchy; tearing; ripping; spirited; energetic
calm; graceful; quiet; mellow; damp; moist
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
omitting (reluctantly); leaving out; dropping; giving up (reluctantly); parting with; sharing
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
romantic film; love movie
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
essential part; indispensable part; unavoidable part; front and back matter (of a book, magazine, etc.)
to trust; to relax one's guard (around)
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
often; frequently; lightly (of a movement); easily; simply