trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation
Shibuya, a special ward in Tokyo
NHK; Japan Broadcasting Corporation
producer (film, TV, etc.)
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
program (e.g. TV); programme
facilitator; programme director; steering committee (chair)
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairman; presenter; host
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
stunning; electrifying; striking; eye-popping; brilliant
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adroit
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
standalone book (i.e. not part of an anthology, series, etc.); (book published as a) single volume; tankōbon; individual volume of a manga series
script; libretto; scenario
novel; story; (work of) fiction
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
movie; film; motion picture
television program; TV program
screening (a movie); showing
manufacture; production; production (of a film, play, TV show, etc.)
by extension; in turn; by the same token; in addition; as well; consequently
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
indeed; really; truly; very much
owl (esp. the Ural owl, Strix uralensis)
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
author; writer; novelist; artist
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of