(measuring) scale; rule; scale; scope; (musical) scale; weighing scale
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
international; diplomatic intercourse
appearance (in a film, play, TV show, etc.); performance
work (e.g. of art); piece; harvest; crop; technique
information technology; IT
exhibiting; showing; putting on display; putting up for sale; entering (a work into a competition); submitting
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
well-known; famous; noted; popular; recognized
Japanese film; Japanese painting
winning a prize; receiving an award; being awarded
familiarity; intimacy; acquaintance
you could say that; that might be so
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
modesty; humility; being humble
to put on (another's shoes by mistake); to put (shoes) on the wrong feet; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse; to have a mistaken idea of
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
unanticipated; unexpected
now that; since; so long as; because
mystical power inherent in words; spirit of language
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
complete devotion; body and soul; one's best
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...; it's obvious that ...
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
insurance; guarantee; warranty
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
Ise (former province located in the major part of present-day Mie Prefecture and parts of Aichi and Gifu prefectures); Ise (city)
tremendous strength; (lit.) strength of a hundred people
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel; castor; caster
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
divorce; dissolution of adoption