while; during (the time when)
close; intimate; on good terms
solidarity; banding together and working as one for a common cause
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
instruction; direction; briefing
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
no, not like that (but like this)
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
to ask a question; to ask questions
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
order; sequence; procedure
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
on the occasion of; at the time of
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
nucleus; backbone; medium-level; mid-level; main body (of troops); crack troops
the place for; the time for; the level of
distribution (of information, etc.); broadcast; delivery; transmission; streaming
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
loss; feeling of loss; Los Angeles
child who has returned to Japan after living abroad; returnee child; (Japanese) person who lived abroad during (part of) their childhood
manager; landlord; warden; root (user)
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
terminal; computer terminal; information access device (smartphone, tablet, book-reader, etc.); end (e.g. of a roll of film)
Sega (abbr: Service Games)
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
registration; accession; register; entry; record
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
the first and second; a few
blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
optical fiber; optical fibre