black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
newsworthiness; news hook; topicality; popularity (of a topic, issue, etc.)
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
classical music; classic; classical; classic (work); the classics
community; circles; kingdom; erathem; field (electrical); border
target group; target persons
because of; owing to; due to
ring; loop (of rope); halo (of an angel)
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
while; even though; despite
ensemble; harmony (between performers); coordination; ensemble (of clothes); outfit
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
international; worldwide; cross-border; cosmopolitan
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
cannot be compared with; no match for
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
Japanese person; Japanese people
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
woman; lady; adult female
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
winning a prize or place (in a contest)
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
overseas student; exchange student
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
gross (i.e. 12 dozen); gross (i.e. not net); total; gross score (in golf)
ordering (materials); placing an order; order
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden
original (that was parodied or acted as an inspiration for something else, etc.); source
to pick up; to find; to gather
forked tree; forked branch
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold