computer graphics; CG; computer-generated imagery; CGI
to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
actor; actress; player; performer
haircut of uniform length
to chase about; to hang on; to drive hard
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
tailoring; dressmaking; sewing; making; preparation
deed; act; work; performance
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
guffawing; roaring (with laughter); (laughing) heartily
influenced by; in response to; in the wake of; triggered by; following
to recover a cost; to recover an expense; to get a return on one's investment; to get one's money's worth
to discuss; to find fault with; to criticize; to criticise
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
with a clatter; with a fling (opening a door, window, etc.); bright and clear (weather, sky, etc.); perfectly (fine weather); nicely dry (laundry, air, etc.); crisply (fried, cooked, etc.); cheerfully
house across the street; neighbor across the street
to lift; to turn over; to fold over
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
radio waves, as sent out and received by people's minds
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
next-door neighbors; (living, sitting) next to each other
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
flower basket (or plate) used for flower-scattering rituals
practice; practising; training; study
mincing; cutting; rapping (a percussion instrument); beating; shredded tobacco; interval
appeal made directly to a senior official without going through formalities
extremely; terrifically; super
deep psyche; unconscious mind; depth psychology
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip