to alternate; to take turns
aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing
shading off; gradation; bokashi composting; fermented composting
harmless; innocuous; safe; benign
advertising department; public relations department; PR department
selection (esp. from many people for an important job position); exceptional promotion
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
assistant director (in taking professional movies)
movie set; filming location
elementary and middle schools
haniwa; hollow unglazed terracotta figure from the Kofun period
to get a big surprise; to be astonished
to strike; to hit; to give hell to
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
consolation money; compensation for breaking off relations (e.g. with a mistress); settlement
spilling; spill; leavings; leftovers
big gamble; big plunge; big mountain
eating between meals; snacking
the Eastern Capital (now Tokyo); Yedo; Edo
adult; grown-up; person who has come of age; fully fledged; established; qualified
chief secretary (usu. of a party); secretary-general
scriptwriter; playwright; scenario writer
great teacher; great master; great author; great doctor
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
Sado (former province located on Sado Island in present-day Niigata Prefecture); Sado (island, Niigata Prefecture)
very hungry; starving; ravenous
all over Japan; throughout Japan
whenever you want; any time you like
understanding completely; understanding all there is to know
great mountain; large mountain
to stand on tiptoe; to rise in the world; to become arrogant
illegitimate child; secret love child
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
subtle seasoning that brings out the flavor; secret ingredient