to coat a surface with something that adheres strongly when hardened (i.e. grout, plaster, lacquer); to cover up (e.g. truth); to varnish (e.g. with lies, rumors)
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
one thin flat object; one sheet
now; the present time; just now; another; more
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
searching; hunting for news story; journalist
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
brain waves; electroencephalogram; EEG
materials; data; document
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
isolated island; outlying island; leaving an island
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view