clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
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
human; human-like; as a person
whenever (each time) one sees (it)
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
photographer; photograph-taker; filmer; recorder
and (also); both ... and; as well as
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
good (quality, condition, etc.); Good (grade); B
to talk; to carry meaning
to smoke (e.g. pipe); to puff (cigarette)
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
to square one's shoulders
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
this world; this life; the free world (outside of prison, the army, red light district, etc.); this corrupt world; present world
during imprisonment; while in jail
to change; to shift; to come and go
the New Year begins; the New Year starts
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
freezing (e.g. water); freezing (prices, wages, assets, etc.); moratorium; suspension (e.g. investment)
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance