scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
to leap back; to jump back
way; method; means; resource; course
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
wakame (species of edible brown seaweed, Undaria pinnatifida)
to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to dunk
winding; meandering; zigzagging; zig-zag; in twists and turns; sinuously
to wriggle; to writhe; to squirm; to scrawl
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
antiquity; the previous era
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
ring finger; third finger; fourth finger (esp. in piano-playing); fourth toe
to stab (into); to thrust (violently); to plant (in the ground, snow, etc.); to set; to stick (upright)
overall victory; championship; winning the title; (being in) heaven; bliss; perfect contentment
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
beach; seashore; seaside; coast
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
NHK; Japan Broadcasting Corporation
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
actual state (of things); actual conditions; reporting live; live broadcast; Let's Play (playthrough of a video game with player commentary)
middle of the night; dead of night
going to bed; retiring (for the night)
schedule; program; calendar
to be embarrassed for a reply; to be at a loss for a reply
red bean paste; red bean jam; filling (e.g. of a manjū); stuffing; padding
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
thieving cat; adulterer; homewrecker
to cry softly; to sob; to weep
ending; conclusion; join; union; knot; knotting
stock; inventory; stocking up (e.g. on food); (soup) stock; stock; share; stock (point-in-time economic quantity)
latest; most recent; nearest (in time)
rolling (something) up by spinning it around; coiling
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
taking up a new line of work; the beginning of things; starting the preparations for New Year's festivities (December 8 in Tokyo, December 13 in Kyoto); resuming work after the New Year's vacation
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
one's student (esp. a former one); one's pupil; one's disciple