spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
infotainment television program; TV gossip show; (tabloid) talk show; talk show featuring discussion of current news, etc.
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
caster; newscaster; news anchor; anchorman
serious; severe; grave; acute
sensitive; fragile; feeble; indecisive
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
as a child; when one was a child
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
voice; speech; sound of a voice; sound (e.g. of a TV)
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
foreign; abroad; overseas
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
just because; even if; even though
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
beating time with one's hands; clapping to the beat; making a careless move (in go, shogi, etc.); responding to an opponent's move without proper thought
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to be silent; to say nothing
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
end; conclusion; rounding up; revaluation
crisper (e.g. in refrigerator); vegetable drawer; produce compartment
watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
the other day; lately; recently; during this period
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk