kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
historical play; period drama
government management; state management
broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement
Taiga drama; annual year-long historical drama TV series produced by NHK
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
Japanese bush warbler (Horornis diphone); Japanese nightingale; greenish brown; beautiful voice; woman with a beautiful voice
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
to have one's attention caught (by); to be distracted (by); to be preoccupied (with); to be captivated (by); to be absorbed (in)
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily
slaughter (of animals for meat); butchery
salvation by faith in Amitabha; relying on others; depending on others
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
to have no chance (of succeeding)
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
educational visit (e.g. by a class); field trip
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
to meddle (in someone's affairs); to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass (at someone); to hit on
to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
defeating in an instant; instant kill
to take a view or perspective; to regard as; to consider to be
lack; absence; shortage; deficiency; privation
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis
one or two; a couple; a few; first and second (place); the top two
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up
selection; choice; choosing; picking; election
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
exactly alike (in appearance); like two peas in a pod; (practically) identical; spitting image (of); carbon copy (of)