foreign; abroad; overseas
dozens; scores of; decades
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
great popularity; sensation; good reputation
heading; headline; index; headword
to produce (e.g. movie, play, show, event, musical recording, etc.); to design (e.g. new commercial product, restaurant concept, etc.); to create; production; creation; design
to make one's name well known; to gain much fame
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
exclusive; attached to; specialist
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
contract; compact; agreement
each time it happens; at all such times
expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
elder sister; effeminate man
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
(someone else's) daughter
prominent; leading; foremost; distinguished
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
seeing off and meeting on return
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color
occasional; infrequent; rare
accumulating good deeds; doing good
drive; trip by car; to (go for a) drive; to go on a trip by car; to drive (e.g. a car); to drive (innovation, change, etc.)
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
to come to one's senses; to calm down
birth; creation; formation
secret story; unknown episode
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
way (of doing); manner; method; means
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
front; frontage; facade; main