important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive
passage; path; route; one's way
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
turning point; turnaround point (e.g. in a race); turning back point
to go crazy (esp. of a situation or thing); to get out of hand; to end up in an extreme state
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
to push aside; to push one's way through
having many difficulties in store; grim prospects
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
spot the difference (puzzle); photo hunt
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice
having no money; lack of money
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
to find an excuse; to rationalize; to find a pretext
having very little difference between one another; being much of a muchness; being more or less the same; pointless competition (between two equally unimpressive parties); pissing contest
to restore one's energy; to restore one's spirits; to recharge one's batteries
smelling of mud; smelling of earth; unrefined; unpolished; uncouth
management resource; management resources
labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon
limited time; limited-time offer
natural extinction; dying a natural death; coming to a natural end; ghosting; unexplained and sudden ending of all communication and contact with another person
box lunch (containing rice and 10-15 small portions of fish, meat, and vegetables)
box lunch (containing rice and 10-15 small portions of fish, meat, and vegetables); makunouchi; makuuchi; intermission (between acts); interlude
cut; slice (meat, fish); fillet
to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to sink into (one's mind); to be (deeply) ingrained; to be instilled
shiitake mushroom (Lentinula edodes); shitake
to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel
primary school; elementary school; grade school
precipice; cliff; flat head
when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)
second year of junior high school; second-year junior high school student; behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness
manufactured goods; finished goods; product
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
customization; customisation
story of one's experience; recounting of one's experiences; narrative; testimonial
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
public performance; exhibition in a foreign country
video (esp. digital); video clip; animation; animated cartoon; in-betweens (animation)
theatre-going; theater-going
script; screenplay; scenario