millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
producer (film, TV, etc.)
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
cervical spinal cord; cervical cord
AD; Anno Domini; assistant director (movie, etc.)
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
curse; divine punishment; wrath (of an angry spirit)
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
to make efforts; to take pains; to break a bone
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
middle of the night; dead of night
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
utility pole; power pole; telephone pole; telegraph pole
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
drunkenness; intoxication
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
usually; under usual circumstances
arm; skill; efforts; ability
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
that's a different matter; that's a different story
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
as you see; as you can see
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know