scenery; scene; landscape
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
stinging (pain); smarting; tingling
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
producer (film, TV, etc.)
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
action of making something; -ification
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
meaning; significance; sense
Middle East respiratory syndrome; MERS
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
go that far; to that extent
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
how long; how much; to what extent
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically