independent production (e.g. of a film)
stale; hackneyed; cliched
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
considerably; fairly; quite
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
to face; to go towards; to head towards
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
renovation; overhaul; update; repair; improvement; renewal
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to recall; to remember; to recollect
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to differ; to vary; to disagree
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; intentional negligence; tenuki; taking the initiative by ignoring the opponent's last move and playing somewhere else (in go)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
don't you think?; indicates question
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
mass communication; mass media
to chase; to run after; to pursue
interview (i.e. television, newspaper, etc.)
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance