contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
to grimace; to make a wry face
underlying cause; indirect cause; remote cause
near oneself; close to one; familiar
likability; favorability; popularity
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
cord used to tuck up the sleeves of a kimono; sash (worn across chest, e.g. by election candidate or relay runners); wrapper band on books, CDs, etc.
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
bathtub; boat with a bathtub rented to customers (Edo period)
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
every person; each one; everybody
now that you say that; now that you mention it
sword battle (staged for television, etc.); sword fight
(editorial) supervision; general editorship; supervising director
image; figure; figure; form; image
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
release (of a film, music album, software, etc.); publication; release; liberation; release (of a previously pressed mouse button)
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
impact of publicity or propaganda
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
to forget completely; to leave behind
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
integrity; consistency; conformity; compliance
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
normalcy; normality; normal
having no memory of (having done something); having nothing to do with; having no knowledge of; knowing nothing about
not in one's recollection; having no recollection (of); having no memory (of)
opinion; point of view; visual point