person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
face value (of a security, bond, or currency); literal meaning; word for word (meaning); (at) face value
servant; manservant; menial
complicated; complex; intricate; confusing; difficult; troublesome
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
why; how; for what reason
fabric; cloth; textiles; measure of kimono material
relation; connection; relevance
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
climate and natural features (of a region)
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to account for; to make up; to occupy (a place, position, etc.); to hold (a rank, seat, etc.); to occupy (one's mind, heart, etc.); to weigh (on one's mind)
wabi-sabi; aesthetic sense in Japanese art centered on the acceptance of transience and imperfection
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
difficult to ...; hard to ...
video game (played on a home console)
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
new release; putting (a new product) on sale; launch
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
blackmail; extortion; threat (to extort money)
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to create (a sensation); to cause (a commotion); to give rise to (controversy); to raise (a cloud of dust); to kick up (dust)
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; impulse
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
foreign; abroad; overseas
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
national traits; national characteristic; character of the inhabitants of a nation
to think nothing of ...; to care nothing for ...; to be undaunted by ...; to defy ...; to brave ...; to pay no attention to ...
early; primitive; primordial