to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
announcer; presenter; broadcaster; in-house television talent who does on-location fluff pieces for variety shows
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble up; to put together in a hurry
fabrication; lie; fiction
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
one; same (mind, path, etc.)
to accept; to receive; to agree
to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
hibernation; winter sleep; torpor
to be wrought up; to be on edge; to get irritated; to get excited (about); to be unsettled
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to feel like; to feel inclined to do
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
conspiracy; collusion; complicity
something's wrong (with someone); not right (in the head); not oneself; crazy; nuts
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
within the borders of a country; domestic soil; inland; interior; Japan proper (as opposed to its overseas colonies); homeland
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
three; three years of age
construction; architecture (of buildings)