not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
foreign; abroad; overseas
famous; well-known; renowned; your name
festival (esp. music, film, etc.)
enforcement; implementation; putting into practice; carrying out; operation; working (e.g. working parameters)
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
number of days; period of days; daily interest rate
domestic and foreign; inside and outside the country
1,000,000; one million; million; many
fighting to be first; scrambling to take the lead
star (cinema, sports, etc.); celebrity; star symbol; asterisk; (celestial) star
national costume; (in) native dress
fury; frenzy; madness; wildness
anything; whatever; whatever one likes
migratory locust (Locusta migratoria)
however; nevertheless; but; and yet; whereas; while
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
dhyana (profound meditation); Zen (Buddhism)
question; question (mark)
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
flight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip); mail; post; opportunity; chance
standing upright; standing straight; standing erect; rising perpendicularly; rising straight up; towering high
to find fault (with trivial matters); to scold over minor things; to get angry over trifles; to raise one's eyebrows
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)
knowledge; understanding; rules; regulations; deputy; acting
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
performance (of a duty); fulfillment (of a promise); fulfilment; execution (of a contract); discharge; implementation
profound; deep; grave; solid; dignified; stately
contract; compact; agreement
before god; before an altar
oath; vow; pledge; covenant