young person; youth; young
to unfold; to unroll; to open
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
fully loaded; full load; loaded condition
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
tradition; legend; folklore
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby
rare; strange; odd; peculiar
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
maniac (as in rabid sport fan); enthusiast
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
charisma (i.e. attractiveness, charm); charisma (i.e. divinely conferred power or talent); charism; charismatic person; someone famous (usu. for their talent); celebrity
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking
Occident and Orient (esp. the Occident); ocean; sea; foreign; Western
every region of the country; all corners of the country; nationwide
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
program (e.g. TV); programme
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
Kamen Rider (TV series, the titular character)
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend