to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
to coagulate; to curdle; to be fanatical; to be obsessed with; to stiffen; to become stiff
to alter one's state of consciousness; to change one's mindset; to change one's attitude
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
it's been a long time; long time no see
rising from a crouch to charge; initial charge; face-off
associate editor; deputy editor
Naniwa (former name for Osaka region)
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
digital voice recorder; field recorder
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
at first; in the beginning; originally
Japanese person; Japanese people
to understand (each other); to comprehend
several sheets (flat objects)
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
materials; data; document
monolith; large slab of rock
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
dispatch; despatch; transmission; informing (e.g. of opinion); sharing (thoughts, etc.); telling
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
true state; actual condition; reality
fairness; impartiality; justice; objectivity
space alien; alien; extraterrestrial being
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
living thing; organism; creature; biology
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
ramification; branching off
early (days); initial stage; initial
embryo; germ (e.g. wheat germ)
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event