clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
variegated; varicoloured; varicolored; multi-coloured; multi-colored; diverse
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
actor; actress; player; performer
development; revitalization; standing (something) up; waking up; tilling a rice field; drawing a card from the draw pile
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
residing; living; dwelling
Hiroshima prefecture (Chūgoku area)
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
item; article; dish; course; finest item
with an interesting history (story); with a shady history; with circumstances that are difficult to explain
recent photograph or photography
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
author; writer; novelist; artist
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
good (quality, condition, etc.); Good (grade); B
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
nod; inclination of the head
being argued into silence; being left speechless
major-leaguer; member of a major-league team
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
(passenger) fare; freight rates; shipping expenses
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
to cause; to induce; to bring about a result or state; to produce
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
savings box; moneybox; piggy bank
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
hiding one's embarrassment
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
to act as an agent for; to intermediate; to announce (someone's arrival); to answer (the door, the phone); to convey (a message)
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)