descent (to earth, esp. of a god); advent; epiphany; arrival (of an important person); appearance
genuine article; real thing; real deal
last night; yesterday evening
serious disease; intractable disease; difficult-to-recover-from illness
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryō system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654 m by 654 m)
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
at once; right away; promptly; quickly; right now; this instant
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
favorite (to win); favourite; one's heart's desire; first choice; chocolate given to a man on Valentine's day out of genuine sentiment
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
all right; very well; there, there; patting (e.g. a child on the head); stroking
shout of joy; cry of pleasure; jubilant comments
useable footage ratio; proportion of footage that can be used for the final cut
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
glasses; eyeglasses; judgment; judgement; four-eyes
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
that is to say; so that means
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
hating; strongly disliking
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
in public; in company; in the presence of others