appointment; assignment; promotion
foreigner; stranger; outsider; alien
celebrated flower; beautiful woman
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
to become popular; to grow in popularity; to catch on
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
Sui dynasty (of China; 581-618)
director (of the ritsuryō-period Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office)
unfavourable comparison; unfavorable comparison
careless; sloppy; faulty; using unreliable sources (in a piece of writing); piece of writing with unreliable sources or many errors
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
not only ... but (also); as well as ...
composition (of painting); structural outline; compositional arrangement
acid reflux; bile reflux; pyrosis; gloating; gratification; satisfaction
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
sympathy; compassion; pity
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
casting (of a play, film, etc.); cast
manufacture; production; production (of a film, play, TV show, etc.)
noted product; local specialty
domestically produced; domestic; Japanese-made
movie camera; motion picture camera; cinecamera
make; manufacture; -made; made of ...; made in ...
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
to take command; to give direction
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
public relations; PR; publicity; publicizing
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
eye; eyeball; (arch.) pupil and (dark) iris of the eye; (arch.) insight; (arch.) perceptivity; (arch.) look
purpose for which money is spent; the way money is spent; how goods are used
extreme; ultra; mega; damn; stupid; cursed
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
to sow seeds; to sow the seeds of ... (e.g. conflict)
labor; labour; work; Labour Party
song of praise; eulogy; paean; hymn
sales message; sales copy
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right