questions and answers; dialogue
entertainer (esp. boy band or girl group member) whose image is manufactured to cultivate a dedicated consumer fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
live (esp. concert, show, etc.); live performance; alive
fulfillment; fulfilment; realization; realisation; completion
bringing; taking; carrying
to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
slim figure; lean figure; weight reduction
transcendence; transcendency; transcendental; to transcend; to rise above
to take care; to mind; to be attentive
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect
round frame glasses; round-lensed eyeglasses
young female rice planter; young girl
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
personal expenses; pocket money; spending money; incidental expenses; allowance
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
severely; harshly; utterly; terribly
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
hot spring inn; hot spring hotel; hot spring resort
to change completely; to switch (to); to shift (to another mode)
peace (of mind); tranquility; tranquillity; serenity
body and soul; mind and body
refresh (e.g. memory, one's spirits, etc.)
sense of liberation; feeling of freedom
moon viewing (esp. during the eight month of the lunar calendar)
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
counter for nights of a stay; overnight stay; lodging
source (of a spring, etc.); source (of payment, energy, knowledge, etc.); origin; wellspring
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
to disentangle; to untangle; to unravel; to relax; to soften; to relieve (e.g. stress, tension)