spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
decisive game; important bout; crucial match
opening credits; title sequence; theme song (played during the opening credits of a TV show, etc.); overprint
genuine article; real thing; real deal
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
screening (a movie); showing; to screen a movie
voice actor or actress (radio, animation, etc.)
privilege; special favor; special favour; benefit; prerogative; perk
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
I have nothing to do with it
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
one's house; one's home; one's family
Inari (god of harvests, Uka-no-Mitama); Inari shrine; Fushimi Inari shrine (in Kyoto); fox (said to be messengers of Inari); fried tofu (said to be a favourite food of foxes); inarizushi
edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
nembutsu; nenbutsu; nianfo; visualizing a Buddha (in one's mind)
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal