imagination; supposition; guess
discord; (on) bad terms (with)
to be stunned; to be surprised; (lit.) one's eyes turn into dots (as in a cartoon)
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
extermination; elimination; renouncing worldly desires (in order to concentrate on Buddhist teachings); curing (an illness)
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
(not) even once; (not) ever
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
close; intimate; on good terms
feeling of alienation; sense of being excluded; feeling of estrangement
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
calamity; disaster; misfortune
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
to look stupid; to have a critical lack
to find fault with other people rather than oneself; (for the pot) to call the kettle black
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
authenticity; credibility
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
veteran (in a particular field); person with a lot of experience; old hand
(TV) comedian; performer (esp. of a traditional art); entertainer; talented person; accomplished person
to behave; to conduct oneself; to act; to treat (someone) to (food or drink); to entertain (e.g. to lunch)
dressing room; green room; backstage; behind the scenes; the inside; inside affairs
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
notice; attention; observation
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
possible; conceivable; likely; probable
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
to challenge (a person) to a fight
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency