activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
Taiga drama; annual year-long historical drama TV series produced by NHK
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly
showy; loud; flashy; gaudy
one's history of love affairs with women
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
enka singer; singer of Japanese traditional ballads
show business; entertainment industry; world of entertainment
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
large number (of); many; majority
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
opening to the public; making available to the public; exhibiting; unveiling; release (of a film, information, etc.); disclosure
movie; film; motion picture
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
thoroughbred (horse); person of lineage; blue-blood
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
third-year student; third-year pupil
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
I see; that's right; indeed
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
newsworthiness; news hook; topicality; popularity (of a topic, issue, etc.)
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to be found; to be discovered
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
prompt decision; immediate decision; on-the-spot decision; summary judgment; summary judgement
how much; how many; to what extent
joining (a club, organization, etc.); becoming a member; entry; admission; subscription; affiliation
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer
to concede one is entirely in the wrong (for the sake of argument)
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
refusal; rejection; denial; veto