to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
fields (of rice and other crops)
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
adds force or indicates command
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
standby; preparation; arrangement
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
NHK; Japan Broadcasting Corporation
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
current issues; current topics
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
living room (Japanese-style)
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
woman; lady; adult female
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
to win; to gain; to earn; to spread (one's name, etc.)
already; now; no longer; not any more
postwar period; period after Second World War
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
long (time that has passed); old (story)
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to disgrace oneself; to make a fool of oneself
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that