nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
NHK; Japan Broadcasting Corporation
relay station; translator station
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
sixteenth day of the month; sixteen days
free time; time at leisure
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
feeling; sense; impression
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
horse laugh; guffaw; wild laughter
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
counter for chairs or seats
to fold up; to fold into layers
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
to follow suit; to imitate or follow someone blindly; to ride on someone's back; to ride someone's coattails; to take advantage (e.g. of another's popularity)
Far East Network; network of American military radio and television stations in East Asia
pronunciation; production of sound
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
something like ...; something called ...