twentieth day of the month; twenty days
hot water (for drinking); tea; bath; bathhouse
planning; project; plan; design
wizard; wizard (software); setup assistant
World Wide Web; WWW; World Weather Watch; WWW
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
animation; animated film; animated cartoon
to win; to gain; to earn; to spread (one's name, etc.)
critic; reviewer; commentator
to cause; to induce; to bring about a result or state; to produce
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
within the story (of a book, play, film, etc.)
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition
foreign; abroad; overseas
on-the-spot filming or photography; live filming (as opposed to animation); actual picture (as opposed to a drawing); real picture or story (as opposed to fiction, imaginary scene, etc.); describing actual scenes (in writing, drawings, paintings, etc.)
depiction; description; portrayal
viewing as a problem; problematizing
insistence; (major) emphasis; stress
dealt hand consisting of one 20-point card and six 1-point cards; outstanding; standing out above the rest
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
to maintain; to continue to have
nonviolence; non-violence
villain; baddie; the villain's part
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
karaoke box; club with individual rooms that can be rented with karaoke machines
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
last third of a month; 21st to the last day of a month
Golden Week (early-May holiday season in Japan)
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
to be crowded; to be packed; to be jammed
restaurant (esp. Western-style)