greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to understand (each other); to comprehend
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
meeting; get-together (e.g. among friends)
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
prefectural; managed by an urban prefecture (Osaka or Kyoto)
professional league (sport)
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start of a season
to become animated; to liven up; to become active
how long; how far; how much
hot topic; talk of the town
school building; schoolhouse
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
hanging banner; hanging screen; curtain
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
setting aside; leaving to one side
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
in spite of; regardless of
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
home area; home town; local
congratulatory visit to the Imperial Palace (e.g. at New Year)
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
reserve; spare; note; memorandum; duplicate; copy
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
(stage) appearance; performance; participation (e.g. in a tournament)
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
no good; not allowed; not acceptable; outtake; blooper; retake
instant messaging (messenger, message); IM; input method; IM
job application form; employee satisfaction
newspaper with a lot of advertisements and delivered for free of charge
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious