television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
curve; turn; curveball; curve ball; (wine) cellar
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
to speak; to say; to vocalize
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
place; situation; position; location
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
to adjoin each other; to sit side by side
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
certified (as genuine, valuable, etc.); guaranteed (article); of established reputation; acknowledged; pièce de résistance
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
bygones; the past; past event
mental fatigue; worry; boredom
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
self-consciousness; self-awareness
one's eyes; (pair of) eyes
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
heart; guts; nerve; central part
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
to avert one's eyes; to avoid looking straight at something; to cover one's eyes
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
real intention; true motive; true meaning