face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
process; course; mechanism
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
program (e.g. TV); programme
24 hours; twenty-four hours
to follow; to shadow; to hanker after; to hover around
photographer; cameraman; camera operator; cinematographer
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
later on; eventually; afterwards
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
story; tale; talk; discussion
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
for example; for instance; e.g.
street at night; making a night journey
to strike dead; to beat to death
absolutely; positively; decidedly
to climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake
test; trial; ordeal; tribulation
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
beyond that point; after that
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; card; program
to (see and) choose; to select; to diagnose (as); to judge; to estimate; to liken (to)
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers
direction (of a play, film, etc.); production; organization (of an event); arrangement; staging (for effect)
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
practicality; utility; usefulness
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
to begin (doing); to start; to set about; to get down to
deck (of a ship); deck (attached to a building); platform (at the end of a railway passenger car); vestibule; observation deck (esp. at an airport); tape deck; deck (of cards)