stimulating; exciting; provocative
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
city councillor; city councilor; city assemblyman
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
universal; omnipresent; ubiquitous
joint work; collaboration
surreal; surrealism; shul; schul
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument
investigation (e.g. academically, of the unknown); close inquiry (enquiry)
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
second marriage; remarriage
international exposition; world expo; world fair
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
genuine article; real thing; real deal
masterful performance; virtuosity
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
Kintarō; hero boy of Japanese folklore, who befriended animals and had supernatural strength; Kintarō doll (usu. having a plump red face, carrying an axe, and wearing a red apron); diamond-shaped apron
suffix for familiar person
stereotype; preconceived idea; preconceived notion
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture