foreign; abroad; overseas
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
company; corporation; workplace
label (i.e. sticker); label (i.e. record label)
to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)
compact disk; CD; cash dispenser; (negotiable) certificate of deposit
according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
role of a company president
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
star (cinema, sports, etc.); celebrity; star symbol; asterisk; (celestial) star
record (e.g. LP); record (e.g. in sports); record (data structure)
address (e.g. of house); residence; domicile
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
shop, bar, etc. where live jazz, pop, rock, etc. is performed; live music club
to play a leading role; to play a central part
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
among these; between these; of these
to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
light; right; right field; right fielder
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
dripping with sweat; bathed in perspiration
have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
to grow up; to become an adult
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; albite