body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
wall of people; crowd of people lined up (e.g. spectators); throng of people
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
taking a long time; slowness; sluggishness; lack of firmness; looseness; slovenliness
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to do for (the sake of someone else)
completely black; black from top to bottom; black from head to toe
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
honorific/polite/humble prefix
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
father; dad; husband; you; he
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
government management; state management
broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
interview (i.e. television, newspaper, etc.)
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
live appearance (e.g. on television)
person who gets easily elated (when praised, etc.); person who readily chimes in with others; person who gets carried away easily
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess