second marriage; remarriage
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
to come back (to); to return to a starting point
fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
distinction (e.g. between right and wrong, public and private, etc.)
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
assailant; perpetrator; wrong-doer; aggressor
tide; current; tendency; trend
indiscreetly; thoughtlessly; carelessly; frivolously
baseball player; ballplayer
disrespect; irreverence; impiety; blasphemy; profanity
infotainment television program; TV gossip show; (tabloid) talk show; talk show featuring discussion of current news, etc.
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
uninhabited island; desert island
to be slightly inferior; to be a degree worse; to give an inch; to make a concession; to concede a point
successful execution; accomplishment; completion; fulfillment; carrying through
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
contrary to one's expectations; to one's surprise
(cute) suffix for familiar person; cute adjective form
real nuisance; becoming inconvenienced by someone else's problems (through no fault of one's own)
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
break between the light meal and the actual serving of tea (during a formal tea ceremony)
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
to quit (a shady business); to wash one's hands of; to cut one's ties with; to wash one's feet
diving; diver; unlicensed (doctor, driver, etc.); unregistered; outsider; stranger
near-miss; just missing (each other)
biography of a brave fighter; heroic saga; chivalric romance; tale of one's heroism; episode of bravery; acts of violence
deeply impressive; memorable; striking
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably