whole nation; whole land; whole country
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
continuation; succession; series
something; some kind of; for some reason
to see; to look; to watch; to try to
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
to live through; to survive
it is I who should say so
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
article; news story; report; account
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
(sound effect for) collapsing; losing strength; slumping; losing balance
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
cut; cutting; haircut; shuffle (cards); shuffling; scene
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
originally; by nature; from the start
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
(for the) first time in one's life
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
most part; greater part; majority
knowing; (an) acquaintance
viewing optimistically; thinking optimistically; taking an optimistic view; looking on the bright side
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
sukiyaki; thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); green onion; spring onion