not asking (about); letting go unquestioned; disregarding; ignoring; overlooking
radio personality; radio presenter
competition rate; success rate; ratio of successful (applicants) to total applicants
pseudonym used when calling in or writing to a radio program
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
first time; first; initial
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
Yatagarasu (mythical raven who aided Emperor Jimmu on his eastern expedition); three-legged crow inhabiting the sun in Chinese mythology
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
Mie prefecture (Kinki area)
southern part; the south (of a region)
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
Nara prefecture (Kinki area)
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
Sun Goddess; Amaterasu Ōmikami
Emperor Jimmu; Jimmu Tenno
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
Wakayama prefecture (Kinki area)
(ancient) Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
informant; informer; contact; Information Provider
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)