the West; the Occident; Western countries
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); ham actor
to mishear; to hear wrongly; to misunderstand
announcer; presenter; broadcaster; in-house television talent who does on-location fluff pieces for variety shows
prioritized; focused; concentrated; predominant
to make a speech; to address
expresses displeasure or disapproval; just from (doing); simply by
careless; thoughtless; hasty; rash
ten; 10; ten years of age; (arch.) book containing a collection of poems
now that; since; so long as; because
both; both sides; both parties
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
tale; short story; sketch comedy; skit
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
trivial; trifling; insignificant; stupid; nonsensical; absurd
eye; eyeball; (arch.) pupil and (dark) iris of the eye; (arch.) insight; (arch.) perceptivity; (arch.) look
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
from the viewpoint of; according to
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
although; but; even though; I wish that
order; sequence; procedure
incident; affair; happening; event
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
if so; in that case; in that situation
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward; after a brief interval