production (e.g. play); direction
hey; hello; wow; oh; oomph; heave-ho
atelier; studio; workshop
to be turned inside out; to betray; to double-cross; to break into falsetto; to crack into falsetto
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
want to ... do something; would like to ...
departure (of a train, car, etc.); starting; leaving
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
Hokuriku region of Honshu (incl. Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa and Fukui prefectures)
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
publication of results; announcement of results
award of excellence; merit award
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
... years since construction; ... years old (of a building); built in ...
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
best; most (valuable player); top (quality); grade A; ace; finest
research establishment; research institute; laboratory
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
additional; extraordinary; outside the norms; special case
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
prize-winner; recipient (of a prize, award, etc.)
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
(act of) encouragement; stimulus; incentive
fault; defect; minor; 5-point card
(committee) chairman; president
question; inquiry; enquiry
earthquake-resistant construction
important point; emphasis; iteration mark; colon (punctuation)
very much; exceedingly; extremely
residence; housing; residential building
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains