definitely; absolutely; without doubt; absolute; unconditional
curse; divine punishment; wrath (of an angry spirit)
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
to curse; to cast a spell; to haunt; to cause a bad result; to bring about a negative outcome
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.); enlistment
present; gift; to give a present or gift
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such)
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
counter for buildings, roofs, tents, etc.
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
settlement; solution; resolution
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
to read (somebody's) thoughts; to guess what (someone) is thinking
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
cheating; fraud; trickery; fake; bogus; quack
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still