unevenness; roughness; ruggedness; inequality; imbalance; unevenness
mark; sign; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to
tremblingly; having the chills (through fear, cold, anticipation, etc.)
rival; competitor; competition
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
older brother and younger sister
a glance; a look; a glimpse
(this) small amount; (such a) paltry amount; only this much; slightest bit
riot; rebellion; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
to press a question; to cross-examine
oblong; vertical writing style (e.g. on envelopes); portrait orientation
notice; attention; observation
to understand from experience
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
grizzled; (hair) streaked with grey (gray)
favorite; favourite; habitually used
handle; grip; holder; person who holds
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
individual; private person; personal; natural person
information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
speech; expression; wording; language
same; similar; (just) like; equal
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
to recognize (by sound); to identify; to differentiate (voices, sounds, etc.); to (listen and) understand; to listen to reason; to be reasonable
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
without gaps; closely packed; always; usually; often; frequently
correction (of a fault, defect, flaw, etc.); remedy; rectification; redress; reform; straightening (of teeth)
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
head (of a line, group, etc.); front; lead; forefront; vanguard
angrily; in a huff; in anger; plump; tender
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
(non-documentary) television series; teledrama; television drama; television play; video drama