vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
work (e.g. of art); piece; harvest; crop; technique
network; Internet; net (e.g. hairnet, tennis net); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
to yearn (for); to pine (for); to long (for); to be madly in love (with); to be consumed with love (for)
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
tearjerker; sob story; maudlin tale
to inlay; to set; to stud (e.g. star-studded sky); to enchase (something) with; to mount (gems)
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
various foods cooked together; hodgepodge; hotchpotch; mulligan stew
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
official announcement; proclamation
boom; craze; (economic) boom; boom (of a boat); (microphone) boom
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
partner (esp. in manzai); companion; partner for the night (e.g. at a brothel)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
about this time; about now
place surrounded by walls; (within) prison
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
to rescue (someone); to save; to help (out of a difficulty); to save (spiritually); to redeem (from sin); to deliver (from suffering, distress, etc.)
order; directive; instructions; command
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
ladle; dipper; wild chervil (Anthriscus sylvestris); cow parsley; keck
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast