famous (commercial) establishment; well-known store (shop, restaurant)
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
new land; new world; new sphere of activity
change; transformation; reform; revolution; revolutionizing; innovation
athletic meet (esp. at primary school); sports day; field day
costumed mascot character (oft. devised for PR purposes by local governments, government departments, etc.)
general election (of the lower house); fan popularity voting (esp. for idols); popularity contest
private funds; own funds; private property
foolish; imbecile; feebleminded
hope of success; prospects of success
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
to cause offence (offense); to create hard feelings
antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling
guest spending the night (i.e. at a hotel)
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
a few years ago; some years back
decreasing (graph falling to the right); shrinking; declining
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
slight; insignificant; small
with a collapse; with a slump
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
access (to a place, esp. using public transport); access (to a website, data, etc.)
fetters; shackles; hobbles; encumbrance; hindrance; burden
quantity of hot spring water
transportation access; access to (public) transportation; convenience of access (by road or rail); transport links
contest; comparison; competition
white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb
soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconscious; nervousness
wholesale store; wholesale dealer; wholesaler
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
being dead drunk; drunken stupor
how much; how many; to what extent; oh my god; how; what the
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
shō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 litres
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost