sorry; excuse me; thank you
rather; sooner; preferably
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
going through; going via; going by way of
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
how; in what way; how about; questionable
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
meaning; significance; sense
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
adds force or indicates command
giant squid (Architeuthis martensi)
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
deep sea; depths of the sea; ocean depths
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to show up; to appear; to turn up
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
together; at the same time; same; identical
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
NHK; Japan Broadcasting Corporation
data collecting party; news crew
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
(period of) a year; during an era
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
taking on (a challenge); attempt; try; tackling; challenging (someone to a contest)
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to