training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
about when; about what time; how soon
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to blame; to find fault with
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside
self-restraint; voluntary restraint; self-imposed control; self-discipline
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
person in the same line of business; people in the same trade; the trade; the profession
obstruction; hindrance; blocking; disturbance; interference; interruption
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to take over; to obtain by transfer; to inherit; to buy; to purchase
one's say; one's point; one's case; complaint; objection; grievance
how; in what way; by what means
videotape recorder; VTR; video recording; pre-recorded video shown during a television programme
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
newcomer; new figure; new member; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards); Homo sapiens
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
to crack; to get cracked; to develop a crack; to develop a fissure
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
sea of fire; sea of flames; blazing inferno
another broadcaster; another station; another channel; another office; another bureau; another department
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
grandstand play; grandstanding; showboating; showing off