means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
searching for someone; search for a missing person; searching for a (job) candidate; recruitment; scouting
way; method; means; (technical) specification
attaching (documents, etc.); appending; affixing
obligation chocolate; chocolate given by women to male colleagues, etc. out of obligation on Valentine's day
grant; bestowal; giving something to someone of low social standing (by a person of very high social standing)
no problem; no objection; it doesn't matter
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
waiting expectantly; waiting eagerly; looking forward to; long-awaited
tradition; legend; folklore
professional shogi player; professional go player
person from (the planet of)
subtle seasoning that brings out the flavor; secret ingredient
chocolate bar; bar of chocolate
White Day (March 14); day for giving white chocolate and other presents to female coworkers and friends in return for gifts received on Valentine's day
bluntly (refusing, etc.); flatly; out of hand; completely
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
being a graduate of the same school; person who went to the same school; fellow alumnus
alumni association; graduates' association; alumni meeting; class reunion
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
paulownia (Paulownia tomentosa); empress tree; foxglove tree
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
slip of the tongue; misstatement; verbal slip-up
great mountain; large mountain
Yue (kingdom in ancient China; 6th C-334 BCE); Vietnam
awning (over window, doorway); eaves (of roof); narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building; visor (of a cap); brim; classic Japanese women's low pompadour hairstyle
serious; earnest; honest; real; legit
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
long; drawn-out; very long
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
to ask (humbly); to request (humbly)
unexplored region; secluded region; place off the beaten track
special effects; SFX; tokusatsu (genre of live-action film or television drama that makes heavy use of special effects, e.g. Godzilla)
local site; location for making or filming a movie
to moisten; to wet; to profit; to enrich; to benefit
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond