very highly commended; highly lauded; very well-received; very popular
comic books; comics; comic; comical
mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion
making (book, etc.) into film; making a screen version; adapting for the screen
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
distribution (e.g. films, rice); rationing (e.g. food, gasoline); food ration
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
opening to the public; making available to the public; putting on display; exhibiting; showing (play, movie, etc.); holding (interview, etc.)
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
knowingly or unknowingly; with or without someone's knowledge
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
previous work; preceding work; first crop grown in a double-cropped field; preceding crop
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
besides; in addition; also; moreover
special effects; SFX; tokusatsu (genre of live-action film or television drama that makes heavy use of special effects, e.g. Godzilla)
appearing together; co-acting; co-starring
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
at least; at most; (even) just
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
to darken one's face; to assume a gloomy look
older sister; elder sister
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
being startled, surprised or afraid; panic; trepidation
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
as (for); for; in the capacity of