duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
back seat (of a car); rear seat
north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
although I say; although one might say; although called
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to contact; to get in touch with; to check in (with)
winter vacation; winter holidays
reek of desperation; feeling of desperation
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
revitalization of a town; town renewal (project)
New Year's Eve; end of the year
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character
cleavage (between breasts)
opening fully; full throttle; full power
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
refresh (e.g. memory, one's spirits, etc.)
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
NHK; Japan Broadcasting Corporation