debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
river; stream; River; the ... river
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
Gunma prefecture (Kanto area)
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
residing; living; dwelling
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
almost; roughly; approximately
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
while; during; while; although; all; both
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
rainy season (in Japan usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
writing (e.g. as a profession)
sharp drop; plunge; nosedive; slump; (value or amount) plummeting
favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
(the) whole; as a whole; in general; at large
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); green onion; spring onion
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
ascent; uphill; upward slope; (gradual) upturn; increase
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
instant messaging (messenger, message); IM; input method; IM
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
third day of the month; three days