heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
inseparable (esp. bond, relationship); inextricable; joined at the hip; integral; essential; cannot be broken (cut, separated)
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
to speak frankly; to speak unreservedly; to open up to each other; to talk candidly; to speak by laying everything on the table; to talk straight from the gut
NHK; Japan Broadcasting Corporation
storytelling (of war chronicles, revenge tales, etc.) with highly dramatic delivery; story
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
first meeting; first interview with
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
prompt decision; quick decision; immediate judgement; summary judgment; summary judgement
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
all companies; each company
riding together; sharing a car (taxi, etc.); doing in collaboration; backing of the same candidate by different political parties
(within) the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
to be under control; to burn down; to decline; to drop; to wane
subdivision; segmentation; fractionalization; fragmentation
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
audiovisual; adult video; porn video; pornographic video
orthopedics; plastic surgery; cosmetic surgery; smoothing (bursty traffic, etc.); shaping; fairing
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
(instruction) manual; operations manual; basic rules (pertaining to how a job should be carried out); (car with) manual transmission
colluding; complicity; liaison; compromise; giving in
with a friendly grin; smilingly
computer graphics; CG; computer-generated imagery; CGI
adjustment; retouching (in photography)
to be transparent; to show through
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out