Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
education of gifted young people; providing financial support to gifted students; education
poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
particularly; only; in the case of
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
correction; revision; amendment
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
warp; curvature; curve; arch
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
transfer (of one's name into another family register); transfer (to another team, company, etc.)
non-official newspaper; private newspaper
series; sequence; keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings; affiliated; subsidiary
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
special radio or television programme; television special
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
friend's house; home of a friend
one's post; place of work; workplace
actor; actress; player; performer
young female TV announcer (who also frequently functions as a television talent doing on-location fluff pieces for variety shows)
drop (e.g. of water); drip
love passionately; ardent love; devotion
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
gossip; government OSI procurement; GOSIP
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
news program; news programme
rehearsal; rehabilitation
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
hard-liners; diehards; (young) man with traditionally masculine interests; tough boy; hard news; reporter who covers political and economic affairs