fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
living; lifestyle; living room
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
news programme; news program
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report
the same as always; day after day
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
another prefecture; other prefectures
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
first challenge; first try
participation; joining; entry; adherence
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
in one's own way or style
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative (verb, etc.)
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
within; inside of; less than
100,000; hundred thousand
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
Japanese person; Japanese people