village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start of a season
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
substantiality (of a meal); fillingness; solidity
villain; baddie; the villain's part
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
sight; attraction; spectacle; something worth seeing
absurd; ridiculous; nonsense; excessive; extreme
hereabouts; around there; that area
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
after a long time; for the first time in a while
in a positive sense of the word; in the best sense of the word; in a good way
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
author; writer; novelist; artist
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
charge (e.g. admission, menu item); cost; price
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to pair with; to pair up; to pair off
intersection; crossing; crossroad; street corner; street
strongly hoping or requesting (of something that is difficult to be brought to fruition)
report; notification; tip; message (in information and communication theory)
to say; to be called; to do
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
it's been a long time; long time no see
literature; the arts; art and literature; liberal arts