most important work (of a writer, artist, etc.); representative work; masterpiece
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
troupe; theatrical company
starring (in a film, play, etc.); playing the leading part
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
whistle (sound made with the lips)
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.); enlistment
ultimate; final; last; eventual
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
serious; not joking; straight
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
had better ...; had better not ...
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on