important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
cultural assets; cultural property
invitation; introduction; temptation
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
eye for people; ability to judge character
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
you'll regret this!; I'll get you for this!; just you wait!
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; full provision
nape (of the neck); nucha
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
playhouse; theatre; theater
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry
han (estate of a daimyo in the Edo and early Meiji periods); feudal domain; fief; province
safekeeping; temporary custody; claim check; deposit receipt; matter left undecided; unresolved issue
plant (i.e. equipment, machinery, etc.); plant; vegetation
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
crummy; shabby; petty; lousy; puny; cheap
formidable person; shrewd person; certain person (e.g. whose name cannot be disclosed); someone; (arch.) that sort of person; (arch.) that kind of person
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
trying one's luck; test of one's luck
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
central; main; just (done); counter for consecutive losses
in flagrante delicto arrest; arrest of someone in the act of committing a crime
space; room; space (between letters, words, etc.); space (piece of type); (outer) space
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
counter for places (offices, facilities, stations)
to take all things together; to include everything; to take account of everything
whispering; private talk; talking (during a class, lecture, etc.)
prohibition; inhibition; ban
being roused; being stimulated; being inspired; being spurred on
to turn over a new leaf; to reform (oneself)
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy); to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)
to change places (with); to be replaced (with, by); to be changed; to change (seats, shifts, etc.; with someone); to switch; to exchange