compilation; editing; recording
reasons; circumstances; significance; hindrance; obstruction; interference
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out
editor (in publishing, etc.)
enthusiast; mania; enthusiasm
that field; the authorities (esp. the police)
museum; reference library; archive; record office
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
seppuku; harakiri; ritual suicide by disembowelment; seppuku as a death penalty (where the convict is decapitated by a second as they make the motions to disembowel themself; Edo period)
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
conduct; behaviour; movements; gesture; performance (on stage, etc.); dance
rakugo story teller; comic story teller
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
to smile cheerfully; to crack a smile
plural; multiple; several
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)
to devise an elaborate plan; to exercise one's ingenuity; to work out a scheme