initial screening (of applicants); preliminary screening
winning a prize; receiving an award; being awarded
another; different; something else
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
here and there; this way and that way; everywhere; all over
paying back a favour; repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
next volume (of a book, comic, etc.)
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to give an impression; to make an impression
stock-in-trade; tools of one's trade
weather; fair weather; fine weather
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
projection (of a shadow); casting (a reflection); (geometric) projection; reflection (of feelings, experiences, etc.); projection
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
to darken one's face; to assume a gloomy look
to pity; to sympathize with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to appreciate; to recognize (someone's efforts)
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
station; office; guardroom
storehouse; warehouse; godown
remodelling; remodeling; reorganization; reorganisation
expansion; extension; enlargement; escape; ESC
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
(sense of) cleanliness; (sense of) freshness; clean impression