to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
(sound of an) explosion or detonation; roar (of a machine)
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
introduction, development, turn and conclusion (quadripartite structure of certain Chinese poetry); story composition and development
source; origin; cause; beginning; genesis
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
willpower; energy; vitality
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
Western painting; Western film; Western movie
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
black person; (arch.) woman in the nightlife business; (arch.) demimondaine; (arch.) geisha and prostitutes
interview (i.e. television, newspaper, etc.)
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
chance; stroke of luck; (curious) turn of events
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
until now; so far; up to the present
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
inborn; innate; inherent; a priori
unheard-of; unprecedented
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
living; life; judo art of resuscitation; action; activity
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
credit roll (at the end of a film or TV show); closing credits; end credits
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda