rearrangement (of classes); recomposition; recombination; reclassification
drama; theatre; theater; play
(saying) with one voice; unanimously; in chorus; in unison; as one
domestic and foreign; inside and outside the country
performer; entertainer; celebrity
color scheme; colour scheme
donation; contribution; endowment
love of animals; animal loving
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
information; experience; knowledge; observation
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
a gathering of many beautiful women (talented people); simultaneous emergence of many talents and achievements; (lit.) hundred flowers blooming in profusion
jewel; gem; gem (of a story, essay, etc.); accomplished work; beautiful piece
caretaker (at a zoo or aquarium); keeper; attendant; breeding staff
to be unable to do; to find something difficult to do
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
sukiyaki stock; stock mixed with soy sauce, mirin and sugar (used to flavor sukiyaki)
infinite loop; closed loop
singularity; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; specificity
worthy of special mention
frequency (of occurrence)
freezing; turning into ice; freezing; locking up; freezing (in one's tracks); frieze (part of an entablature between the architrave and the cornice)
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
blank period; window period; interregnum
key person; important person
camphor tree (Cinnamomum camphora); camphorwood; camphor laurel
grand shrine; famous shrine; Izumo Grand Shrine
to remain in memory (of sounds and words); to linger in one's ears
selection (esp. from many people for an important job position); exceptional promotion
breeding; raising; rearing
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
difficult to be (in a place); not feeling like staying