Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
junior high school student; middle school pupil
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
artificial respirator; ventilator
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
sterilised; sterilized; sterile; pasteurised; pasteurized; germ-free
for the first time in one's life
difficult to ...; hard to ...
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
desperately; for one's dear life
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
being filled with; being full of; permeation
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
egregious; outrageous; too much; over the top
unfairness; injustice; partiality
you could say; you might say; verging on the
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
family; relatives; dependents; household
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
(non-documentary) television series; teledrama; television drama; television play; video drama
deathbed; dying hour; one's death
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation