passion; enthusiasm; zeal
pop; signage; display; billboard (as used to decorate arcade games)
to take down in notes (meeting minutes, etc.); to apply (concepts, ideas, etc. to specific processes or methods); to drop into something (e.g. a bag); to entice; to lure
to be contrary; to run counter (to); to conflict (with); to disagree (with)
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
difference; discrepancy; variation
public performance; exhibition in a foreign country
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
schedule; program; programme; agenda
to swoop down upon; to fly down; to alight
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
selection; choice; option
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
way (of doing); manner; method; means
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
sincere; honest; faithful
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
making do; getting by (somehow); managing
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
forcing; enforcement; forced; enforced
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
instead; but (on the other hand)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
to carry out to completion; to carry through; to see (something) through; to complete; to accomplish
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (e.g. light); convergence