necessary documents; required documents
memorial; testimonial; commemorative
sniff-sniff (of an animal); whining; whimpering
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
(large) building; public building; hall
misemono; type of Edo- and Meiji-period side show often held outdoors or in small temporarily erected shacks on temple and shrine grounds; show; exhibition; spectacle
propulsion; drive; promotion (of a policy, project, movement, etc.); furtherance; advancement
world; society; people; the public
to be of benefit; to be beneficial; to be useful; to do one good; to be good for one
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing ...)
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
band (group of musicians); band (material); strap; belt (clothing); (frequency) band
novelty band; comedy band
number of words a person speaks; number of dependents; number of mouths to feed; number of shares, items, applications, etc.
drama; theatre; theater; play
kiss scene; kissing scene
Richard; Richards; Richart; Ritchard
three generations; third generation immigrant; sansei; the third (e.g. Henry III)
tone (of speech, writing, etc.); style
Sleeping Beauty (ballet by Tchaikovsky)
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
historical play; period drama
Seven Samurai (film by Akira Kurosawa)
Mito Kōmon (televised period drama; 1969-2011)
Sentai-like show (sub-genre of tokusatsu featuring teams of superheroes, e.g. Power Rangers)
form; method; system; formula
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
rivalry in love; rivalry for the heart of a woman; quarrel over something trivial; storm in a teacup; quarrel between two samurai due to an (accidental) clash of sheaths while crossing paths
ghoulish murderer; grotesque killer
to win the favour of (favor); to be acknowledged (e.g. by a superior); to measure up to
arrangement (of music); adaptation (of a story, recipe, etc.); interpretation; arranging (objects, a meeting, etc.); organization