close coverage (of an event, celebrity, etc.); close reporting; total coverage
honour; honor; glory; privilege
program (e.g. TV); programme
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)
counter for (small) things or pieces; counter for military units; (an) individual; one person; counter for years (of age difference); counter for school-years
interview (on television, in a newspaper, etc.)
being very busy; busyness
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
compatibility; coexistence; standing together; balancing (e.g. work and family)
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
stepping (in place); stamping (up and down); stomping; standstill; stalemate
playful; mischievous; joker; prankster; scamp
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
even if; even though; although one might say; although called
close adhesion; sticking firmly (to); relating closely (to); having relevance (to); contact printing
all of Japan; the whole of Japan; all-Japan; all-Japan championships; (Japanese) national championships; Japan national team
board chairman; managing director; chief director
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
telephone call; telephone (device)
story; tale; talk; discussion
all you have to do is; just; that's all
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
thereafter; after doing that; followed by
cut; cutting; omission; cutting; haircut; (continuous) shot (in a film or TV show); illustration (in a book, newspaper, etc.)
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.)
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
dressing oneself up to look young; altering one's appearance to look young; dressing younger than one's age
to enliven; to liven up; to cause a stir in (e.g. the newspapers); to make prosperous