homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
cooking stove; burner (gas, electric, etc.); range; cooktop; hob
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
to get narrower; to contract
leaving a device on (e.g. TV, air conditioner); leaving something engaged (e.g. a key in a lock)
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
bōryokudan; gangster organization (organisation); crime syndicate; yakuza
pistol; handgun; revolver
materials; data; document
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)
public broadcasting (e.g. NHK, BBC)
caster; newscaster; news anchor; anchorman
low tone; bass; low voice
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
to do something without any particular intention or mind to do so
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
clap (sound of wooden clappers); chop vigorously; slight movement (e.g. poke, small bird alighting); the end; originally end of a play, marked by clap of clappers; dot (esp. typographical)
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
offstage; backstage; behind the scenes
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
comedian; actor who plays comic roles; figure of fun; laughing stock
to make lively; to enliven; to make exciting
at the height of one's power or influence; at the peak of one's popularity
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid