character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character
pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
relief; aid; help; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
automatic pilot; autopilot; automatic control
working adult; full-fledged member of society
to exploit; to extort; to squeeze (someone); to squeeze (e.g. oil, juice); to wring out; to press out
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
this is why; this means; it is the case that
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
national holiday; public holiday
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
screening (a movie); showing; to screen a movie
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
prefecture (Japan); county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (France); province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
movie theatre; movie theater; cinema
scale; scope; plan; structure
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)
business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
theatre; theater; playhouse
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
hideout; secret base of operations; safe house
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate