important task; important role; major part (in a film, play, etc.); leading role; high-scoring combination
garnish (e.g. vegetables with a meat dish); trimmings; fixings; relish
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
rice plant (Oryza sativa)
group action; collective behavior; collective behaviour; acting as a group
enlightenment; development; edification; public awareness; illumination; education
tearfully; in tears; weeping; reluctantly; unwillingly; with a heavy heart
throwaway; disposable; single-use
inner canthus; inner corner of the eye
sterilization by boiling; sterilisation by boiling
effect; efficacy; virtue; benefit
to do nothing but; to spend all one's time doing
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
very much; very many; more and more
red tag (esp. one attached to sold goods or discounted products); red label; swords (playing card suit in traditional Japanese gambling decks)
natural voice (without a microphone)
community; circles; kingdom; erathem; field (electrical); border
interior angle; internal angle; inside corner
space on a page (e.g. in a newspaper); surface of paper; letter; writings
charisma (i.e. attractiveness, charm); charisma (i.e. divinely conferred power or talent); charism; charismatic person; someone famous (usu. for their talent); celebrity
draft papers; callup notice
(repeated) side stepping (stamina test); side-step test
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)
to mistake one thing for another; to mix up two things; to confuse two things; to misunderstand; to misapprehend
countenance; features; looks
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
accumulation; accumulate; store
taking a breath (while singing, swimming, etc.); short break; breather
reddish tinge; tinge of red; slight redness; reddishness; blush
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
utility pole; power pole; telephone pole; telegraph pole
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to show off
label (i.e. sticker); label (i.e. record label)
light novel; young-adult illustrated fiction
to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing