big fan (of something or someone); great fan
movie director; film director
magic; Magic Marker; felt-tip pen; magic number
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
special effects; SFX; tokusatsu (genre of live-action film or television drama that makes heavy use of special effects, e.g. Godzilla)
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
extracurricular activities
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
stealthily; secretly; in secret
performer; entertainer; actor
one's own discretion (idea, responsibility)
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
relationship between Japan and the United States; Japanese-American relations
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier; leading; overseeing; leader
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier
verbal message; word (from someone)
Japan and the United States; Japanese-American
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
knowing; (an) acquaintance
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to recollect; to remember; to reminisce; to imagine; to guess; to infer
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
at first; in the beginning; originally
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
mode of life; ecology; (animal) territory
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
to be completely absorbed in; to fall for (something)
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital