declaration; proclamation; announcement
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
as; because; with; due to
arrival in Japan; coming to Japan; visit to Japan
exposing; unmasking; laying bare
pouring one's energy into; focusing one's efforts on; concentrating on; committing oneself to
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
next generation; future generation
opinion; intention; thought
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
certainly; surely; definitely
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave in one's liver
complete devotion; body and soul; one's best
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
to ask (humbly); to request (humbly)
isolation; being alone; being friendless
feeling; sensation; mood; sensation of doing
tie up; bind; sum; total amount; judo choking (strangling) techniques; last meal eaten when going restaurant hopping; completion
chazuke; cooked rice with green tea poured on it
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
noisily (running around); with heavy feet; in a fluster; in a flurry; slapstick
awkward (difficult) question
nonchalant air; unruffled air
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
to be needed; to be wanted
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
gradually (progressing); steadily; slowly; seeping out (sweat, tears, etc.)