NHK; Japan Broadcasting Corporation
morning soap opera; morning television serial
unrequited love; one-sided love
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to be kind to; to treat kindly
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
to envy; to be envious (of); to be jealous (of)
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
be that as it may; even so; though that be so
parallel lines; remaining far apart (e.g. in discussions); not reaching an agreement
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
shortness of breath; panting; puffing; running out of steam (e.g. economy); losing momentum
exposing fully; uncovering completely; being in full view; putting on display; not disguising
landlord; landlady; house owner; home owner; head of the household
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
searching for someone; search for a missing person
from here; from this place
distance in a straight line
to live; to reside; to inhabit
froufrou; frou frou; frilly decoration; Furfur; Furtur; mythical great Earl of Hell
(sense of) taste; counter for food, drink, medicine, etc.
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
to swoop down upon; to fly down; to alight
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
masterpiece; best work; amusing blunder; funny mistake; boner
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
out of sight; in the background; unnoticed; (lit.) under the veranda
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to