to bring (news, knowledge, etc.); to introduce; to bring about; to cause; to produce (e.g. results)
gyoza; pot sticker; crescent-shaped pan-fried dumplings stuffed with minced pork and vegetables
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
patrol car; police car; squad car; cruiser
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
custom; practice; convention; precedent
many; much; plenty; hardly
to mount (a horse, bicycle, etc.); to straddle; to sit astride; to span (an area, time, etc.); to extend over; to spread over
simply; merely; only; solely
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; eccentricity; person with unusual tastes; eccentric; oddball
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
common; ordinary; fair (e.g. fight); gracious; frank; open
light novel; young-adult fiction novel, typically illustrated in a manga art style
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
Western painting; Western film; Western movie
but; however; provided that
symbol used in place of a censored word (e.g. blank, circle, X, asterisk); turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
lawsuit; suit; (legal) action; litigation
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
enemy camp; enemy line; last 3 rows of the board
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter