butting (in boxing); clashing (of schedules, etc.); conflict; colliding
innermost secrets (of an art or skill); mysteries; essence; heart
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to practice; to practise; to train; to drill; to become practiced; to become practised
taking part on the spur of the moment; participating without registering beforehand; last-minute entrant; specking on flower petals
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
degree of perfection; level of completion; degree of completion
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
cooperation; conciliation; harmony; coordination
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
technical (e.g. discussion); exclusive; professional
to replace; to move; to change the position of
lower part; foot; lower direction; left part of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage right (actor's POV)
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
left side; left-hand side
complete change; about-face
NHK; Japan Broadcasting Corporation
maternity (motherhood); maternity (pregnancy); maternity dress
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
hilly section of a city (usu. residential); Yamanote (hilly residential section of western Tokyo, incl. Yotsuya, Aoyama, Koishikawa, Hongo, Ichigaya, Akasaka, Azabu and surrounds); place near the mountains
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course
world view; outlook on the world; Weltanschauung (philosophy); appearance of a world (e.g. in fiction)