age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)
debut work; one's first work
veteran (in a particular field); person with a lot of experience; old hand
wish; desire; ambition; choice
hit (film, song, book, etc.); bestseller; blockbuster
indie (artist, film, record label, etc.); independent production; independent company; independent publisher
exact copy; slavish imitation
yourself; himself; herself
biological younger sister
outermost region of the castle
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
unsurpassable; peerless; having no equal; outclassing (others)
winning hand with at least one terminal tile in each set and no honor tiles
sound sleep; good sleep; quiet sleep
sound judgment; sane decision; act performed with a clear mind
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
imprisonment; incarceration
interior of the womb (of a pregnant woman); interior of the uterus; interior of a Buddhistic statue
extinction (e.g. of a family); dying out; discontinuation; severance (e.g. of relations); rupture; breaking off
to bring (news, knowledge, etc.); to introduce; to bring about; to cause; to produce (e.g. results)
filthy; unfair; dirty; untouchable; disgusting; nasty
carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion; metal wire with a prop animal (e.g. butterfly, bird) attached to the end; rod used to control the arm of a puppet (in bunraku)
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
second arrow; second move; second step
small dining table (usu. for a single person); serving tray (with legs); meal; food; counter for bowlfuls of rice; counter for pairs of chopsticks
to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)
to build a market for; to promote (a product); to promote oneself; to sell oneself; to sell heavily
gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else
as you see; as you can see
town girl; girl raised in a town
small factory in town; (small) backstreet workshop
sense of humor; sense of humour
of great promise; with a promising future
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
to make laugh; to set to laughing
to fall below (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to be less than; to be lower than; to fall just short of; to be just under
inevitable; inescapable; unavoidable