kabuki; Japanese classical drama
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
domestic; domestically-produced; produced within a country
national sport (e.g. sumo)
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
import; importation; introduction; afferent
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
cooperative body; cooperative system; collective; community
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
external; foreign (e.g. relations); public (e.g. image)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
(national) tourist bureau
many; much; plenty; hardly
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
several years standing; over several years
level; standard; water level
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
characteristic; traditional; peculiar; inherent; native; eigen-
construction; establishment
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
moving picture; film; cinema; movie theatre
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
while; even though; despite
sumo wrestling; wrestler; rikishi
to prosper; to flourish; to thrive; to become popular; to become widespread