intelligence gathering; information gathering
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
no hint (e.g. quiz questions where no clues are given)
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
to assemble; to set up; to construct
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
both sides; two sides; double-sided
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
first day of the month; (arch.) first ten days of the lunar month
twenty-third day of the month; twenty-three days
musical composition; tune
promotional video; music video; page view
arrangement (music, objects, etc.); organization; adaptation
kamishibai; storytelling with pictures; form of Japanese street theater and storytelling (popular from the 1930s to the 1950s)
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
vocal (performance); vocals; singing; vocalist; singer
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
to replace; to move; to change the position of
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
expressing emotion; drawing facial expressions
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
creative work (e.g. artistic, literary)
degenerate; decadent; corrupt