change; conversion; transformation; transformation
general policy speech; speech held by the Prime Minister of Japan at the start of a special or extraordinary Diet session
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features)
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
place; room; margin; scope
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
miserable; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; downhearted; dreary
audience; attendance; hearers
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
last time; last inning; last part; final episode (of a television program)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
Kofun period (of Japanese history, 250-538 CE); Tumulus period
haniwa; hollow unglazed terracotta figure from the Kofun period
every single word and phrase; word by word
put; place; leave; do (in preparation)
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
alongside a railway line, bus route, major thoroughfare, etc.
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
weather forecast; weather report
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
distribution (e.g. films, rice); rationing (e.g. food, gasoline); food ration
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing
half-baked; dim-witted; meatheaded
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
film studies; cinema studies
film studies; cinema studies
ne bis in idem; prohibition against double jeopardy
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
who on earth; just exactly who; who the heck
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
to boost; to force up; to push up
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
good person; virtuous person
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate