performer; entertainer; actor
shortage of stock; scarcity of goods
news programme; news program
Wakayama prefecture (Kinki area)
side effect (from a vaccine); side reaction
clothing (e.g. kimono) decorated with one's family crest
outspoken; forthright; frank; direct
to beat around the bush; to not speak frankly; to talk in a roundabout way
irregular; atypical; anomalous; anomalistic; abnormal
soft to the touch (e.g. fur, feathers); fluffy; to stroke (something fluffy); to rub; to pat
nevertheless; still; however; yet
supporting performance; playing a supporting role
uncommon; rare; extraordinary; matchless
complexity; complex; complicated
paragraph; end; stopping place; conclusion
to make the impossible possible; to accomplish the impossible
break (rest); break (tennis, boxing, snooker, etc.); suddenly becoming popular; becoming a hit
free agency; free contract; free booking; freelance
release; emission; ejection
to haul down; to drag down; to pull down; to tow off; to force out; to dethrone
being postponed; being shelved; being put on hold; putting in storage; thing put in storage
going unsolved; remaining unanswered
(apportioning) in small amounts
certification; attestation; authentication; Imperial attestation
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
it is certain true that ... (but); you can't argue that it's not ... (but)
Island; insula; island; islet
conveying the will of the governing to the governed; top-down (system)
surface mail (ship); sea mail; ferry service; steamer service