monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
within a company; in-house; within a shrine; shrine precincts
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
support; backing; endorsement; propping up; holding up; support
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
group; faction; (political) faction; wing; school (of thought, painting, etc.); sect
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
day something goes on sale; date of issue; release date
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
that is to say; so that means
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
inside this; in this; in here; among these; of this group; out of these
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
to be conspicuous; to stand out
magic; Magic Marker; felt-tip pen; magic number
to fall into someone's hands; to place oneself in someone's power
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
master; teacher; stable master
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
estimate (of costs); budget
as (much) as possible; as (far) as possible
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
youth; adolescence; springtime of life