digital versatile disc; DVD
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
match (to light fire with)
new; fresh; new item (e.g. customer, regulation); newly created object; new customer
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
(a woman) being gifted with both intelligence and beauty
surroundings; environs; circumference
care; attentiveness; attention; consideration (for others); solicitude
no!; no no!; no, not at all
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to refer to; to use as reference
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
to gather; to collect; to assemble
construction; architecture (of buildings)
society; the world; the times
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
tedious talk; impertinent talk; repetitious talk; saucy speech; pretentious statement
development; exploitation
selection (esp. from many people for an important job position); exceptional promotion
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular
(with) great vigour (from the way splitting bamboo goes all down the stick); irresistible force
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)