religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
(religious) faith; belief; creed
disdain; contempt; scorn; abhorrence
caller; visitor; company; guest
to summon; to get used to call
big mouth; mouth opened wide; boastful speech; tall talk; large amount; large quantity
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
exactly; nicely; to a tee; to be fitting
obstinate; stubborn; obstinate person; stubborn person
denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)
to freeze (in fear, surprise, etc.); to cower; to flinch; to shrink up; to shrink; to shrivel up
plan to overcome an obstacle or break out of a deadlock; breakthrough solution
to be caught in a dilemma; to get into a scrape
fresh in one's mind; fresh in one's memory
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
one may well say so, but ...; even more than
constancy; integrity; fidelity; principle; faithfulness; honor
videotape recorder; VTR; video recording; pre-recorded video shown during a television programme
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
telop; television opaque projector; device used to broadcast onscreen text (e.g. subtitles, captions); onscreen text and images (e.g. subtitles, captions, scrolling tickers, logos)
state-of-the-art; cutting-edge
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
admiration; being impressed (by)
to demonstrate (e.g. in the streets)
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
outline; summary; gist; basic points
leak (of information); leakage (of electricity)
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
to accuse someone falsely; to make a false charge
court lady; lady-in-waiting (Heian period); separate room in a palace (esp. for a lady) (Heian period); room for a very low class prostitute; very low class prostitute
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
program (e.g. TV); programme
(bowing and) greeting; (arch.) declining; (arch.) refusing
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
viewer; (television) audience
state of mind; mentality; psychology
maintenance of public order; maintaining security
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden