long-lived program (on TV, radio, etc.); long runner
Ōu (the two former provinces of Mutsu and Dewa); Tōhoku
salted salmon; fish wrapped in (bamboo) leaves
arraying a number of reference books in order to compose poetry; literary composition crammed with maxims, ancient episodes, legends, etc.; otters lining a catch of fish on a river bank; (people) making offerings (esp. of fish)
all nighter; sleepless night
tearjerker; sob story; maudlin tale
(full-length) novel; long novel
alternately; in succession
to burst open; to open suddenly (of a door); to change completely; to do a 180
videotape recorder; VTR; video recording; pre-recorded video shown during a television programme
always; forever; very; greatly (esp. of hopes and desires)
staged event; faked situation; prearranged performance
company name; name of a company
rough (estimate, manner, etc.); crude; broad; loose; careless (work)
trend of the times; way things are going
subcontract; subcontractor (person or company)
location (e.g. of film shoot); remote (shoot at a remote location)
great teacher; great master; great author; great doctor
to do over; to remake; to resume
parenthood; parent or someone with children on the way (esp. an expecting mother); (of a fish) containing roe (eggs)
cliff edge; edge of a precipice; perilous position; critical moment; brink
of all people; a person of ...'s standing
to read (a book, etc.) over again
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
estimate; estimation; valuation; quotation
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
to tattle; to tell on; to inform a superior of someone's actions
accounting; administration (of money)
last time; last inning; last part; final episode (of a television program)
residing; living; dwelling
ahead; before; the future
hot blood; warm blood; zeal; fervor; fervour
to make a mistake; to mess up; to make an error; to err
to stop; to quit; to put an end to