televising; broadcasting; airing
the other day; a few days ago
by your leave; with your permission
hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; sudden; abrupt
lecture; sermon; preaching; scolding; preaching; moralizing
introduction (from abroad); transmission (through successive generations); being handed down (from generation to generation); being passed down
coming to Japan; visit to Japan; arrival in Japan
that well-known ...; the one and only ...; that; those; the
pinch (of something); one piece; easy victory
placing salt by the entrance to one's establishment to bring good luck; such piles of salt
to spread salt (to spiritually purify)
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
to accumulate merit; to make merit
this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
to pin (someone) down; to hold down; to shut out (one's opponent); to keep (the opposing team) from scoring; to suppress; to control
land of the gods; Japan; Heaven
palpitation (of the heart); pounding; throbbing; thumping
circulation; rotation; cycle; loop
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
superscription (on a letter, parcel, etc.); address; overwriting (data, file, etc.)
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
someone who is bad at horse-riding; fidgety, restless person; shapely buttocks; nicely rounded bottom
steel; steal (baseball, basketball)
to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.); to take hold of; to haunt
to sprinkle over (e.g. salt, pepper, etc. on food)
to whip; to lash; to give the rod; to spur on; to encourage
to be sore; to be inflamed; to be bleary; to be dissipated; to be dissolute; to indulge in
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter; nothing to worry about
spectators; onlookers; members of the audience