chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
surely; certainly; without doubt
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
(within) the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
company; corporation; workplace
being enrolled (at a school); being registered; being a member (of a team, organization, etc.)
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
author; writer; novelist; artist
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
now; the present time; just now; another; more
how; in what way; how about
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
hospitalization; hospitalisation
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
experienced person; person who has had a particular experience
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report
program (e.g. TV); programme
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
computer graphics; CG; computer-generated imagery; CGI
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
of course; certainly; naturally
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
resuscitation; regeneration; reformation; rehabilitation; playback; regeneration (sound, etc.)