shadow or cloud (e.g. on someone's happiness); shade; gloom
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
strange; unconventional; eccentric; odd; odd number
iron plate; steel plane; sure thing; certain winner
to start an act (of a play); to have curtains open; to have an (event, period of history, etc.) start
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
looking and listening; (television) viewing; watching; (public) attention; interest
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
war situation; progress of a battle
to whip; to lash; to give the rod; to spur on; to encourage
movie theatre; movie theater; cinema
development; exploitation
to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.); to reach (a goal after considerable effort); to arrive at; to (finally) manage to do
character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character
to appear all together; to be all present
rough; casual (clothing); rough (of a golf course); rough sketch; rough draft
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
three-legged race; cooperation with singleness of purpose (e.g. between companies); operating in tandem
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
striking; remarkable; considerable
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
supply; supplying; replenishment
brisk and efficient; diligent; devoted; spirited
national (e.g. hero, pastime, consensus); relevant to all citizens; popular on a national level
overall victory; championship
indifferent; unconcerned; nonchalant; unmindful; inattentive; careless
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
discomfort index; temperature-humidity index
friend and foe; enemies and allies; both sides
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment