painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
digital versatile disc; DVD
comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
itemization (of expenses); the items; breakdown; classification
foreign; abroad; overseas
influx of South Korean pop culture (into Japan)
historical play; period drama
Japanese film; Japanese painting
large-scale work; voluminous work; monumental work; great work; masterpiece
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
class-B; B class; B grade; second rate
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
to be wide-ranging; to be diverse; to cover a lot of ground; to cover various topics
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
to collect; to assemble; to gather
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
discovery; detection; finding
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings