developing country; emerging nation
maximization; maximisation
broiled eel served over rice in a lacquered box; broiled eel and rice served in two separate stacked boxes, with eel in top box and rice in bottom box
assistant director (in taking professional movies)
unseasonable; out of season
adult; grown-up; person who has come of age; fully fledged; established; qualified
to be in luck's way; to get lucky
good old; good old-fashioned
baseball player; ballplayer
willpower; faith; telekinesis; psychokinesis
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
enlightening; deep; meaningful; profound; subtle; rich in nuance
to strain (one's stomach); to bear down (during childbirth); to push down
acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance
regular customer; valued client
in the early period (of something); at the beginning
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
Bonin white-eye (Apalopteron familiare)
unheard-of; unprecedented
red and white; colours for festive or auspicious occasions (colors); two teams; two groups; Kōhaku Uta Gassen; annual contest between male and female popular singers on New Year's Eve (sponsored and broadcast by NHK)
violent shock; agitation; turbulence; turmoil; upheaval; excitement
assistant (esp. in show business or sumo); attendant; chaperon
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
to breathe (heavily); to pant; to gasp; to live
ahead; before; the future
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
selection (esp. from many people for an important job position); exceptional promotion
substitute (e.g. actor); substitution; stand-in; double
greens; vegetables; rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting
something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
to live through; to survive
izakaya; Japanese bar that also serves various dishes and snacks
business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit