searching for someone; search for a missing person
harmful effect; harmful influence; evil practice; abuse; malady
tourist; traveler; traveller; visitor
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
Japanese person; Japanese people
(degree of) public interest in forthcoming event or performance; advance reviews
rich (taste); full-bodied (flavour, flavor); mellow; laid-back (lifestyle); relaxed; comfortable
wild; in disarray; harum-scarum; hysteric
Kaga (former province located in the south of present-day Ishikawa Prefecture)
iron basket for torches; cresset; brazier; bonfire
person in charge; official; attendant
hand luggage; hand baggage
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
good outward appearance; looking nice; being attractive; making a fine show
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
to fall down (e.g. off a chair); to slip down (e.g. one's eyeglasses); to make a fool of oneself; to whoop it up; to be on the spree
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
coloured paper; colored paper
provincial city; provincial town; suburban city; regional towns and cities
beach; seashore; captured pieces (in the game of go); captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
new (musical) composition; new piece; new song
how many months?; how long?
area of holiday homes; area of villas
musical composition; melody writing; song writing
manager (e.g. of a business, an idol, etc.); in a sports team (esp. at school) someone who does the routine drudge work
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
scale; scope; plan; structure
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
regular customer; general audience; general public
guidance; leadership; leading the way
flash (esp. of a camera); flashlight; very short scene in a film or TV show; newsflash
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
chase; pursuit; chase scene (in a movie); obsessive fan who follows a celebrity around; groupie; in (quick) succession