to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
innermost depths of one's heart
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
a person without a single relative
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
to follow another's example
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
mass communication; mass media
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
to become dim; to become blurred
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
pilloried criminal exposed to public view; public scorn or humiliation; person shamed in front of others
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
1,000,000; one million; million; many
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
kyogen; farce presented between noh plays or during the interlude of a noh play; kabuki play; kabuki performance; make-believe; ruse
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
standard; set; routine; decided
Japan Self-Defense Forces; JSDF; self-defence force; self-defense force
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
deviation; inclination; offset; polarization; polarisation
to discharge (e.g. effluent)
idle gossip; foolish talk; yarn
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances