foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
casting (of a play, film, etc.); cast
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; feeling hesitant; feeling nervous; feeling diffident
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
building (esp. a house); house fixture; fitting; facial features
programme; program; plans; arrangements
script; screenplay; scenario
development; revitalization; standing (something) up; waking up; tilling a rice field; drawing a card from the draw pile
bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; bitter (e.g. experience); painful
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
important post; important office; key position
about; on; regarding; per; for every
intentionally; on purpose; deliberately; taking something into account
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
to be interested in; to take an interest in; to care about
it's better to; it's best to; it's safest to; you can't go wrong with; it doesn't hurt (to be young, beautiful, have money, etc.)
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
newsworthiness; news hook; topicality; popularity (of a topic, issue, etc.)
three times; thrice; third (interval)
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
per-capita division; division according to the number of people
head (of a line, group, etc.); front; lead; forefront; vanguard
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
numeral; digit; figure; number; a few characters
movie version (based on TV series, anime, etc.); the movie
chip; microchip; chip (in poker, roulette, etc.); casino token; chip (shot); (wood) chip
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
secret information; intelligence
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
original story (as opposed to a sequel, spin-off, etc.); main story; this volume; the movie (as opposed to the trailers; at a movie theater); feature film (main item in a cinema program); movie based on a TV series