preface; introduction; preamble
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
calendar; calender (machine for flattening things)
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
rising (from one's bed); getting up; getting out of bed
bedside; near one's pillow
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
NHK; Japan Broadcasting Corporation
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
(poor) treatment; (bad) behavior; behaviour; action; act
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
program (e.g. TV); programme
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
every place; various places
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
announcer; presenter; broadcaster; in-house television talent who does on-location fluff pieces for variety shows
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
way of reciting; way of telling a story