association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
Hodo Station (news program on Asahi television)
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
(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
(sound of a) gunshot; (gun) report
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
when it becomes; when it comes to
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
opening and shutting; opening and closing
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to live; to make a living; to get on with
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to chase away; to drive away; to drive out
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)