application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.); enlistment
to muster (e.g. one's courage); to call forth; to rouse up; to be enlivened; to be invigorated
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
expiration of term of office
how many years; how long; what year
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
selection; choice; option
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
senior high school student
matter for the court; (ending up as a) lawsuit; legal tussle; court fight
indictment; prosecution; complaint
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish
fraudulent claim of product origin
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
well-known only to those in the know; be well-known but to the few; highly regarded by a select few
junior high school graduate; middle school graduate
leaving school during a term
senior high school; high school
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
good-for-nothing; worthless
bum; good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done