(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
novelization; novelisation; turning a film script into a novel
journal; magazine; periodical
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
cartoonist; comic book artist; manga artist; manga author; mangaka
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
mapo tofu (spicy Sichuan dish of tofu and minced meat)
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
development; exploitation
embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
stretch; tension; resilience; springiness; will-power; pluck
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
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 begrudge doing; to find bothersome
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
persistent; obstinate; stubborn; pigheaded
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
deliberately; intentionally; on purpose; purposely
to look forward to something
having a meal (before doing something); fortifying oneself with a meal
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
heavy rainfall; heavy snowfall; steady rainfall; downpour; raining in earnest
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean