to be born again; to make a fresh start in life
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
program (e.g. TV); programme
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
every region of the country; all corners of the country; nationwide
Occident and Orient (esp. the Occident); ocean; sea; foreign; Western
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
maniac (as in rabid sport fan); enthusiast
contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
rare; strange; odd; peculiar
original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
full version; complete version; unabridged edition
gourmet food; delicious food; dining on gourmet food; following a lavish diet; living as an epicure
novel; original; new; innovative
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
popular (hit) program (programme)
careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking