to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
time and time again; many times; a number of times
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
naming; christening; fiance; fiancee
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
to subsist; to keep on living
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
God; god; deity; ace; king; superior person
mischief; prank; mischievous; naughty; pastime; hobby
count; counting; count of balls and strikes; count (after a knock-down); count (of radioactivity)
sopping wet; dripping wet; sodden; drenched; soaked
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
emergency; crisis; critical moment; urgent move (required to prevent a major loss, to stabilize a group, etc.); urgent point
ridge on the side of a sword blade; ridged pattern
at once; immediately; right now
to be frank with you; to tell you the truth; I'm going to lay my cards on the table
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
wicked smile; evil grin; sinister laugh
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
taking one's children along (to an event, into a new marriage, etc.); parent with child
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; struck dumb with astonishment
parting (of people); separation; farewell; breakup
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
script; screenplay; scenario
(editorial) supervision; general editorship; supervising director
goods; merchandise; commercial items
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
development; cultivation; application; exploitation (of resources)
middle and high-school students
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
gathering material (for an article, novel, etc.); collecting information; covering (an event, incident, etc.); reporting; interview (for a news story)
grounding (in a skill or subject); knowledge; training; achievements; attainments; accomplishments
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time