conference room; council room
local site; location for making or filming a movie
estimate (of costs); budget
outspoken; arguing (heatedly) what one believes in; insisting on something without restraint
sidelong glance; short grain (paper); kanji "net" radical at top
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
person concerned; interested party; related party
attendance; presence; appearance
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
to insert; to interrupt; to slip in a word; to harbor (e.g. doubts); to harbour
power; authority; jurisdiction
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
solitude; loneliness; isolation
heroic; fierce; grand; sublime; magnificent
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
to unfold; to unroll; to open
not serious; frivolous; insincere; unsteady
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
instant; moment; for an instant
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
city centre (esp. of Tokyo); heart of a city; downtown area
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
neighboring prefecture; adjacent prefecture
crossing a border (illegally); border violation; border transgression
railroad; railway; rail transport
places alongside a railway line, bus route, major thoroughfare, etc.
average; ordinary; normal
detached house; stand-alone house; single-family home
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
studio apartment; studio flat
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
surely; certainly; without doubt
living together; coexistence
living by oneself; living alone
two times; twice; two degrees