careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
charisma (i.e. attractiveness, charm); charisma (i.e. divinely conferred power or talent); charism; charismatic person; someone famous (usu. for their talent); celebrity
ground wave; terrestrial broadcast signal (i.e. not satellite); terrestrial; over-the-air
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
big hit; smash hit; popular item (e.g. movie, music)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
great laughter; burst of laughter
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
masterpiece; best work; amusing blunder; funny mistake; boner
Fujiko Fujio (1934.3.10-)
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
to create (a sensation); to give rise to (controversy)
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
to chastise; to punish; to discipline
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
mitsuba (Cryptotaenia japonica); Japanese honewort; Japanese honeywort; three-leaved; trefoil