(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
recital (i.e. of music, by a pupil); presentation (e.g. product launch)
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
single-mother household; fatherless family
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
in this way; thus; such; uh...
honorific/polite/humble prefix
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
commercial (radio, TV, etc.); ad; construction management; contract manufacturer; customer management; court martial
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
starting point; origin; origin (of coordinate axes); datum point
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
characteristic; like oneself; worthy of oneself
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
way one walks; one's walk
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
please (give me); please (do for me)
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
feeling; sense; impression
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know