change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
foreign cinema; foreign film; a foreign movie
actor; actress; player; performer
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
haiku; 17-mora poem, usu. in 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 morae
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
out (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); outside the line; out; putout; outer; external; exit
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to be complicated; to be elaborate; (arch.) to push in; (arch.) to be crowded
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
fraud; trickery; hoax; swindle; counterfeit; fake
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
unable to read the situation; unable to pick up on the mood (e.g. of a conversation)
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
sculpture; carved statue; graven image
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
yesterday and today; only recently; just recently; only yesterday
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
several shots; several blows
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field