legislating; legislation; passage of a bill into law
mass communication; mass media
program (e.g. TV); programme
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure
sensitive (person, heart, etc.); delicate (issue, problem, etc.); sensitive; fragile; delicate; delicate (fabric, shade, flavour, etc.)
with shoes on; rudely; thoughtlessly
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
hilly section of a city (usu. residential); Yamanote (hilly residential section of western Tokyo, incl. Yotsuya, Aoyama, Koishikawa, Hongo, Ichigaya, Akasaka, Azabu and surrounds); place near the mountains
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
A common name for the area around Akihabara Station in the Chiyoda ward of Tokyo, Japan, famous for being the centre of modern Japanese popular culture and a major shopping district for video games, anime, manga, electronics and computer-related goods.
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
(arch.) the art of war; (arch.) martial arts; military force; the sword; valor; bravery
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
rush; rush hour; rush print (in films, anime, etc.); lighter aboard ship; LASH
number of long thin objects (movies, TV programs, baseball games, etc.) (programmes)
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to engage in lively conversation
to increase; to add to; to augment
somehow; without knowing (it); unconsciously; unthinkingly
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
some people; a few people; several people
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
to bow slightly; to make a slight bow
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
to be choppy (of waves); to be rough; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to beat fast (of a heart); to be in turmoil; to be in discord
to bend forward; to stoop; to bow
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip