pale; pallid; bluish-white
dialogue; discussion; conversation; interaction
connotation; comprehension; intension; inclusion; containment within
fishing industry; fishery
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
armchair theory; impracticable theory
genius; prodigy; natural gift
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
to understand (each other); to comprehend
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
opening a new hospital, institution, temple, etc.; opening a hospital, institution, temple, etc. (for the day); opening of a Diet session (pre-WWII)
to summon; to get used to call
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
to be affected; to be theatrical; to be pompous
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
written notification; notification (written)
seal; stamp; judgment; judgement; size (of paper or books)
official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)
judgement; judgment; expert opinion; appraisal
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
writing; composition; essay; sentence
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
equipment; device; installation; stage setting