association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
Hodo Station (news program on Asahi television)
first time; first innings; initial attempt; first; initial
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
omitted character; omitted letter
misprint; misspelling; typo; typographical error; erratum
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
program (e.g. TV); programme
this; our; the ... in question; right; justice; fairness
to bring (someone) back home; to take (someone) back home
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
judicial decision; judgement; judgment; sentence; decree
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
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
(some) more; even more; longer; further
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
waving a stick; conductor (orchestra, etc.); (arch.) Edo policeman
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
insertion; letter drop; things sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); green onion; spring onion
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
chaos; turmoil; pandemonium; havoc
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
all present; all concerned; all of us