like that; that way; thus
to be trustworthy; to be credible; to be believable
every region of the country; all corners of the country; nationwide
incessant; constant; continuous; perpetual; everlasting
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
good at fighting; usually wins a fight
military forces; army; troops; number of soldiers
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
wide-open; frank; open; candid
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
infotainment television program; information program; program of announcements
cathode-ray tube; CRT; Braun tube
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
appearance; emergence; advent; arrival; showing up; coming to existence
incitement; sedition; agitation; abetting
device used to superimpose text or images on a television screen; text or image superimposed on a television screen; (on-screen) caption; subtitles
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to wrinkle up (e.g. one's eyebrows, nose, etc.); to furrow; to crimple
serious; severe; grave; acute
to rant and rave; to raise hell
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
countries all over the world; all the countries of the world
witnessing; observing; sighting
Sapporo (city in Hokkaido)
Hakata (old but still commonly used name for Fukuoka)
successively; one after another
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
else; in addition; besides
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick