vicissitudes; ups and downs
gold dust; silver dust; sand; grit
one's condolences; feelings of sympathy
full payment; liquidation
opening; gap; dried and opened fish
funeral service; memorial service; farewell ceremony (e.g. for a retiree)
repentance; confession; penitence
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
prison officer; corrections officer; penal officer; prison guard; jailor; warder
making (book, etc.) into film; making a screen version; adapting for the screen
stabbing to death; putting out
ringtone (of mobile phones, portable phones, cellphones, etc.)
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
slander; libel; defamation; calumny; smear
Lagenaria siceraria var. gourda (variety of bottle gourd); gourd (container) made from its fruit
self-sacrifice; self-renunciation
person living with a family; lodger; housemate; flatmate; roommate
attendance; participation; presence
the matter you have been talking about
counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
the extraordinary; the unusual; the unexpected
appearance; presence; attendance; surrender (e.g. to the police); turning oneself in
cancelling (a debt); forgiving (a debt); being even; forgetting (what was said or done); pretending (something never happened)
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); thinking ill of a person based on a misunderstanding; unjustified resentment caused by a misunderstanding; responding to kindness with resentment
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
recompense; indemnity; atonement
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
actor; actress; player; performer
Metropolitan Police Department (esp. Tokyo)
performance; appearance (in a stage, film, TV show, etc.)
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
every month; each month; monthly