charge; duty; person in charge; official; clerk
AD; Anno Domini; assistant director (movie, etc.)
stock company; corporation; kabushiki kaisha; KK
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
mail service; postal service; mail; mail; postal matter; postal items
library; book collection; paperback book
extra-high-speed Tōhoku-line Shinkansen
one's course; one's path; one's road
to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
preface; introduction; preamble
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to detain; to check; to restrain
company; corporation; workplace
the other day; a few days ago
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
year in, year out; always; 24-7
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to become famous; to go out into the world; to make one's way in the world; to appear
television program; TV program
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
I don't care; fine, whatever; that's okay; sure, go ahead
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
as (for); for; in the capacity of
container; case; receptacle; coffin; casket
cover; covering; cover song; cover version; coverage; to compensate for (a loss)