reckless remark; rash remark; thoughtless words; falsehood
private person; individual
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
considerably; greatly; a lot
advocate; proponent; supporter
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
change of heart; change of mind; change in love interest
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
to start working; to take action
discouraged; dispirited; despondent
very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour
rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
synchronization; synchronized swimming
double; twice (as much); twofold
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
site (usu. website); sight; payable on sight
early to bed early to rise
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
stealthily; secretly; in secret
movie version (based on TV series, anime, etc.); the movie
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
broadcast marathon; transmitting sequential episodes of a radio or television series
character information; character data; textual data
a few years ago; some years back
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
classification; categorization; sorting
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
first calligraphy of the year
secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom
gross; disgusting; sickening
red string of fate; in Chinese-Japanese folklore, fated lovers were said to be joined by an unseen red string, tied around one little finger of each
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
dish of pickled skipjack tuna entrails sometimes mixed with sake, honey, mirin and onions (specialty of Kochi Prefecture)
light; lamp; counter for electric lights
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of