exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
how many years; how long; what year
nationwide; countrywide; national; throughout the country
although I say; although one might say; although called
photo book (esp. one featuring photos of female celebrities, models); photobook
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
sale; offering for sale; release (for sale); launch (product)
to be talked about; to get a name for oneself; to get publicity
to go ahead; to pull ahead
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
votive picture (originally of horse)
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
innumerable; countless; numberless
porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain); china; chinaware; earthenware; pottery; ceramics
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to suspend from; to be suspended (from)
long, narrow strip of paper on which Japanese poems are written (vertically); tanzaku; thin rectangle
to shake; to sway; to waver
to lie on top of each other; to overlap; to pile up
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
to sound together; to vibrate mutually; to reverberate
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
this world; this life; world of the living
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
glitter; glimmer; sparkle; twinkle
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen