flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium)
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
performance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; game; match; high of the season; height (of summer, etc.)
second (unit of time); arc second
marsh; swamp; obsession; addiction; ugly man; retard
dawn; daybreak; end; soon after something has ended; beginning (of a new year, month, etc.)
two shot; photograph of two people (usu. male and female); photograph of a couple; man and woman being alone together; phone dating service that randomly connects two people for a conversation
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
full particulars; all the details; the whole story; everything (about); from beginning to end
this; our; right; justice; checking account
team of reporters; news crew
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
without an occupation; unemployed; jobless
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
drama; play; powerful drug
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
videotape recorder; VTR; video recording; pre-recorded video shown during a television programme
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
to recall; to remember; to recollect
Watergate scandal (1972-1975)
president (of a country); big man; boss; buddy
Nixon; Nixon, Richard (1913.1.9-1994.4.22; US president)
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
spy; agent provocateur; covert operative; maker; builder; constructor
camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment
listening device; bug; wiretap
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life
resignation (from a position)
informer; informant; betrayer; snitch
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient