leading part; leading actor; leading actress
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
fall; drop; descent; coming down
trendy; in; now; currently at ...; now doing ...; in the middle of ...
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
ominous; ill-omened; inauspicious; unlucky; sinister
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
height (of body); stature
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
being highly educated, having a high salary and being tall; (lit.) three highs; high-valued yen, high stock prices and high land prices (usu. in reference to the Bubble Era)
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
high academic achievement; advanced academic training; higher education
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
bubble era (of Japan; 1986-1991)
buzzword; vogue word; popular phrase
now; the present time; just now; another; more
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
good match; suitable candidate (for marriage); good opportunity to be saved by Buddha
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
celebration; celebratory event; congratulatory gift; tip; gratuity
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
white horse; unrefined sake
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery