association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
Hodo Station (news program on Asahi television)
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
first time; first innings; initial attempt; first; initial
season (period in which regulated games are played); season (division of the year); season (of a TV show, etc.); season (for doing something, e.g. ski season, entrance examination season)
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
(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
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
Chinese "Tail" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for fish, shrimp, etc.
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
genius; prodigy; natural gift
danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
official regulations; inner rules
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
pecking order; hierarchical relationship; vertical relationship; hyponymy
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach