opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
big hit; smash hit; popular item (e.g. movie, music)
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
Occident and Orient (esp. the Occident); ocean; sea; foreign; Western
every region of the country; all corners of the country; nationwide
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
program (e.g. TV); programme
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
herculean strength; mountain carrier-guide
next generation; future generation
superb piece of work; masterpiece; exquisite item; perfection; unique article
fine food; high-quality food; gourmet; epicure; gastronome
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
fresh; (liquid) non-dairy creamer; coffee whitener
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
fully loaded; full load; loaded condition
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive