event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
don't you think?; indicates question
first trial; first hearing
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark
seeking the bizarre (abnormal, grotesque, etc.)
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
Great East Japan earthquake (March 11, 2011); Tōhoku earthquake; Tohoku earthquake; Sendai earthquake
relation; connection; relevance
society; the world; the times
good-for-nothing; useless; worthless
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
relation; relative; kind; cordial
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
at that time; in those days
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
right beside; close to; nearby
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
victim (esp. someone killed); casualty
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to stand up; to get up; to recover; to regain one's energy; to (stand up and) take action; to rise up (against); to rise (from a crouch) and make the initial charge
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all