before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
layman; believer; adherent; follower; laity
to be enchanted; to be charmed
to end one's life; to end one's days; to die
turning point; change; transition; (arch.) point of difference
adaptation; accommodation; conforming; acclimatization; acclimatisation
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
one after another; in rapid succession
the first and second; a few
journal; magazine; periodical
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
location (of something); whereabouts; hiding place
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
patterns of thinking; train of thought
twenty-third day of the month; twenty-three days
NHK; Japan Broadcasting Corporation
broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement
based on; built on; made from
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
translation; version (e.g. "English version")
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater
one (esp. of two); the other; one way; on the other hand
tankōbon; (manga) volume; (comic) trade paperback; single book (as opposed to magazine, anthology, etc.); separate volume
field of early-blooming (or ripening) rice
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions