influential; prominent; leading; strong; powerful; likely
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to bring to naught; to bring to nought; to abuse (esp. another's kindness); to empty; to clear
to be transparent; to be easily seen through; to be obvious; to be apparent
2nd day of the month; two days
return to one's country; return to one's hometown
tourist attraction; sight-seeing area
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
intentional; deliberate; contrived; artificial
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
cosplay (dressing up as a character from an anime, manga, video game, etc.)
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
chonmage; topknot hairstyle worn by men in the Edo period, and sumo wrestlers today; please do (for me)
masterpiece; masterwork; chef d'oeuvre; (unintentionally) hilarious; absurd (e.g. blunder); outrageous
clear writing; specification
pleasure of looking (at something beautiful or precious); sight for sore eyes; feast for the eyes
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
nature of the locality; character of a place; local colour; local color
advance warning; previous notice; prior announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
to begin to rain; to begin to snow
dripping wet; soaked; drenched
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel; castor; caster
car; automobile; motorcar; motor vehicle; auto
(water-filled) paddy field
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
true state; actual condition; reality
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting); probe; probing move
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
drawn-out (protracted) war or contest
meteor; shooting star; falling star
please enjoy (the food); dig in; bon appétit