censor; overseer; inspector (Edo period)
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
remarkable; striking; brilliant; splendid; spectacular; wonderful
to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
general review (e.g. of one's lessons); dress rehearsal
selection (esp. from many people for an important job position); exceptional promotion
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
one end; an end; part; fragment
to become a thing of the past
feigning ignorance; acting dumb
had better ...; had better not ...
profitable plan; good plan
to wonder; to puzzle oneself about; to feel anxious about; to suspect; to doubt
to (keep in) mind; to give heed to; to pay attention to
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
easy to deal with; tractable; manageable
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
selling off; disposal by sale; sale
intentional; deliberate; contrived; artificial
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
frame (e.g. of film, panel in a comic, etc.); scene; time block (e.g. of a class schedule)
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
particularly; only; in the case of
formal; courteous; ritual; ritualistic
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
in person; personally; directly
on duty; at work; while working
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
just the other day; quite recently
to give directions; to issue instructions
close; intimate; on good terms
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
misunderstanding; misapprehension; false impression; to be mistaken; to have the wrong idea
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)
to be harmful to; to hinder; to interfere with; to irritate
setting; installing; setting up (meeting, conference, etc.); stage setting; setting (of a novel, movie, play, etc.)
outsider; layman; amateur
other intention; hidden purpose; ulterior motive; ill will; malice
nostalgia for the good old days; taste for the past; retro tastes