digital versatile disc; DVD
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such)
compact disk; CD; cash dispenser; (negotiable) certificate of deposit
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
strain; deformation; warp; harmful effects; strain; stress
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
country; territory; domain; realm
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
earthquake disaster; Great Kanto Earthquake (1923)
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
to become clear; to be made public
National Archives of Japan
professor; teaching; instruction
sanshin; Okinawan traditional three-stringed instrument; precursor to the shamisen
sublime; noble; high-minded
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
dad; daddy; papa; pa; pop
fortunate person; lucky fellow; lucky dog
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
to talk; to chat; to chatter
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
boarding passes; boarding tickets
to tower over the surroundings