indulgence (esp. in the Catholic Church); pardon; excuse; justification; making amends for a previous misdoing
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
one's living; one's livelihood
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; Heian period (794-1185)
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
suddenly; in a flash; quickly; conspicuously; prominently; showily
movie; film; motion picture
repeater; repeat customer; regular customer; person who does the same (negative) act repeatedly
expressive power; inventiveness; creative power
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (another's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
a second time; again; once more; twice
contrary to one's expectations; to one's surprise
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
to have a comeback for every remark; to be always ready with excuses; to contradict everything
type; pattern; model; epitome; exemplar; archetype
as expected; just as one thought; as feared; sure enough
established practice; custom
a little difficult; slightly hard; not feasible; not possible
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
consistency; coherence; one kan (approx. 3.75 kg); one piece of sushi
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
some people; a number of people; several people; a few people
unbroken; uninterrupted; continuous
to take a breath; to take a short rest
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)
lower part; foot; lower direction; left part of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage right (actor's POV)
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
secret base; hideout; hidden position
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; tall building
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out