person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
servant; manservant; menial
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
fabric; cloth; textiles; measure of kimono material
relation; connection; relevance
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
how many months?; how long?
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
climate and natural features (of a region)
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
wabi-sabi; aesthetic sense in Japanese art centered on the acceptance of transience and imperfection
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
difficult to ...; hard to ...
video game (played on a home console)
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
new release; putting (a new product) on sale; launch
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
blackmail; extortion; threat (to extort money)
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to create (a sensation); to give rise to (controversy)
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
(not) merely; (not) simply
national traits or character; nationality
ignoring; acting as if it is nothing
early; primitive; primordial
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)