Hiroshima (city, prefecture)
how many months?; how long?
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
resuscitation; regeneration; reformation; rehabilitation; playback; regeneration (sound, etc.)
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
Kurashiki (city); storage charges
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
bias; eccentricity; obstinacy
exhibition room (e.g. museum); showroom (for goods)
to come into being; to be born
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
masterwork; masterpiece; crowning work; one's magnum opus; work of the highest quality
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
shell (e.g. electron shell)
famous picture; masterpiece (painting); film classic
(as alike as) two peas in a pod
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
arguing back and forth; bandying words; verbal tug-of-war
it's no big deal; it's nothing to fret about; it's not like it's the end of the world
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
if you do this; if this is the case
a short while ago; already
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
twelve o'clock; midnight; noon
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
to play a trick; to put up a false show; to deceive someone; to put on a play; to present a play; to give a play
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
being taken aback; state of shock; dumbfoundedness
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
to meet; to meet up; to rendezvous; to join (of roads, rivers, etc.); to flow together
testimony; (verbal) evidence
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on