underpopulation; low population density; depopulation
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
(being) worth seeing; impressive
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
to tear off; to pluck off; to take forcibly
adhesive bandage; sticking plaster; band-aid
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
custom; custom-made; customization; customs (government agency); customs duty
repeated blows; striking repeatedly; barrage; consecutive hits (e.g. in boxing, baseball)
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at); to be intimidated; to feel daunted
to send flying with a kick
demanding; difficult; strict
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
major; large; the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; major (key, scale, etc.); (oil) major
reason; grounds; circumstances
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
looking and listening; (television) viewing; (public) attention; interest; (signal) reception
group (of people, competitors, companies, etc.); contingent; camp; team
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
misemono; type of Edo- and Meiji-period side show often held outdoors or in small temporarily erected shacks on temple and shrine grounds; show; exhibition; spectacle
degree of perfection; level of completion; degree of completion
to jabber; to chatter; to chat with
popular person; favorite; favourite
don't you think?; indicates question
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
field; field; meadow; field (of interest, study, etc.); field; field (in a form, web page, etc.)
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
field of flowers; flower garden; flower bed
other self; alter ego; to be split off (of a part of oneself); to clone oneself; incarnations of Buddha
opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy
beating someone up by ganging up on them; facing a barrage of criticism
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)