at first; in the beginning; originally
game of make-believe; child's play; pretend play
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
please (give me); please (do for me)
broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
honorific/polite/humble prefix
help; assistance; service
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
entrusting (everything to); leaving (a matter) entirely with
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet