minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
Japan Broadcasting Corporation; Nihon Housou Kyoukai; NHK
announcer; presenter; broadcaster; in-house television talent who does on-location fluff pieces for variety shows
to raise one's voice; to shout
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
subterranean rumbling; earth tremor
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
to make an appearance; to show up
head; lead; vanguard; first
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
spectators; onlookers; members of the audience
(shout of) encouragement; cheering; rooting; support
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
to strain (one's stomach); to bear down (during childbirth); to push down
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
the first and second; a few
surroundings; environs; circumference
oil; petroleum; oil; lubricant; (cooking) oil; (massage) oil; ointment
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
already; now; no longer; not any more
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
things left (to one) by the deceased; inherited item; estate; lost item; lost property
body; body blow (in boxing)
directly opposite; right in front; middle of the forehead; helmet front
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
to pull oneself together; to focus one's mind; to brace oneself; to gird up one's loins