to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
life-size; life-sized; true-to-life; faithful (depiction); realistic
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
to burst into bud; to sprout; to have a crush (esp. on a fictional character, idol, etc.); to be infatuated
character; personality; (fictional) character; character
to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate
as (for); for; in the capacity of
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
youth; adolescence; springtime of life
to get dark after sunset; to turn to dusk; to decline (after a peak); to wane; to be lost in thought; to be in a pensive mood
cartoon character; anime character
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
ratio; proportion; percentage
capsule-toy vending machine; machine-vended capsule toy
Mito Kōmon (televised period drama; 1969-2011)
plastic bottle (made of polyethylene terephthalate); PET bottle
cap (hat); cap (of a bottle, pen, etc.); leader; chief
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
closet (built into the wall, usu. with sliding doors); (built-in) wardrobe
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; one's time (to act); one's chance
(corrugated) cardboard; cardboard box; carton
from the beginning; without hesitation; entirely; completely; head-on; head-first
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
two sheets (of paper or other flat objects)
string; cord; leash; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
apron (waist-down); waist apron
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
antenna; thing or method used to collect information or opinions
two (long cylindrical things)
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)