genuine; authentic; true; real
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
guess; speculation; supposition
making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
Tokai region of Honshu (incl. Aichi, Shizuoka, Mie and southern Gifu prefectures)
all over Japan; throughout Japan
sales; selling; marketing
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
after the end (of something); post-
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
dressing room; green room; backstage; behind the scenes; the inside; inside affairs
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
one of Japan's foremost; leading in Japan
producer (film, TV, etc.)
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
contract; compact; agreement
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
February; second month of the lunar calendar
periodic; regular; routine
instruction (in martial arts, performance, etc.); teaching; coaching
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
to spend time (on doing something)
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
being good at cooking; good cook
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
object of romantic interest
loved one; lover; sweetheart
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
impossible; unlikely; improbable
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
living by oneself; living alone
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality