to be talked about; to get a name for oneself; to get publicity
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
postwar period; period after Second World War
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
to live through; to survive
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
professor; teaching; instruction
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
stigma; dishonour; dishonor; infamy
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
adultery; immorality; impropriety; (an) affair
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
regret; repentance; remorse
raindrops; falling drop of water; intravenous drip; IV; drip-feed
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
hut; house; boarding house; school dormitory; (arch.) one day's march (approx. 12.2 km)
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
conviction; belief; confidence
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
look!; there!; here!; that is
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); fringe; bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); cluster (of flowers); segment (of a tangerine, etc.); section
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
general merchant; Jack of all trades
name of an imperial era (e.g. Heisei, Shōwa); Japanese era name
Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)