important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
to expose (a secret, scandal, etc.); to disclose; to uncover; to unmask
Nagata-chō (Japan's political center; equiv. of Downing Street)
interruption; interference; butting in
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
within a company; in-house; within a shrine; shrine precincts
rubbish heap; garbage dump
change (personnel); transfer; reshuffle
social awareness (e.g. in fiction)
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
common saying; everyday talk; common parlance
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
please (give me); please (do for me)
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
serialization; serialisation; serial story
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away