sense of emptiness; empty feeling; feeling of meaninglessness
announcer; presenter; broadcaster; in-house television talent who does on-location fluff pieces for variety shows
root; origin; source; Ōmoto (religion)
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
using together (jointly); used at the same time
to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe
elbowroom; leeway; room; reserve; margin; allowance
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
long homeroom; occasional or periodic extra long registration class or assembly in a school (e.g. for activities not related to class work)
report card; result sheet
major cleanup; spring cleaning
depressed; bummed out; down; heavy-hearted; heavy-spirited; feeling reluctant (to do)
continuously; from beginning to end; from first to last
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
very bad condition; (in) terrible form; serious slump
cloudy sky; overcast sky; cloudy weather
with energy (of parties and such); enthusiastically; going all out
drinking and eating too much
binge eating; stress eating
greening (i.e. planting to increase greenery); tree planting; afforestation
to be distracted from feelings of depression, boredom, tension, etc.
to draw the conclusion that ...; to conclude
ring; band; ring; circum-
several weeks; a few weeks
by-product; spin-off; outgrowth; side effect
to be wildly different; to be on a completely different scale; to be in a different league; to be poles apart; to stand no comparison; (lit.) to be on a different order of magnitude
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
dispersing; breaking up; running away
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
to wrinkle; to crinkle; to shrivel
to shake; to waver; to tremble
to correct oneself; to restate
work clothes; business suit
family business; family trade; one's occupation; one's trade
extermination (esp. pests); expulsion; destruction
to make a speech; to address
sword; dagger; knife; bayonet
martial arts; military arts; Bushido
to chip off; to scrape off; to prune