romance; love story; love affair; romantic relationship; romance
land east of China; Japan
leopard (Panthera pardus)
edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication
low-ranking soldier; graduation; moving on (from); outgrowing (something); low-ranking samurai (1870-1872); death (of a noble, etc.)
Kwansei Gakuin University; Kansai Gakuin University
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
unprecedented; record-breaking
program (e.g. TV); programme
to handle; to manage; to deal with; to rear; to look after
large number (of); many; majority
multiplication table; times table
residing; living; dwelling
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
take this opportunity (to apologize, thank, explain, etc.)
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
two parts; two copies; the second part
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
fee paid to performing artists, etc.; appearance fee
starring (in a film, play, etc.); playing the leading part
big hit; smash hit; popular item (e.g. movie, music)
historic; historical; traditional
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
feeling of tragic heroism; feeling of grim resolve; sense of determination
feeling; sensitivity; emotion
dull; uninteresting; dry; insipid; boring; prosaic
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
peace (esp. of the world); tranquillity; calm