NHK; Japan Broadcasting Corporation
synthesis; coordination; putting together; comprehensive
greatest treasure; most valuable asset; pride (of)
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
unique; peculiar; singular
platform; home; home base; home plate
elegant; lively but restrained; quietly beautiful
Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25); Taisho era
handsome young man; Adonis
what did you do?; is anything the matter?; what seems to be the problem?; can I help you?
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
time; thyme; time out (e.g. in sport)
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
movements; manner; behaviour; farewell dinner (given by someone about to leave on a trip)
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
study group; study meeting
simply; merely; only; solely
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
(necessary) personnel; required person
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
to make good use of; to use to one's advantage
form; tense; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
weak matcha; light brown (color, colour)
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
China (sometimes also used in ref. to Korea or other foreign countries)
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
unskillful; childish; immature; naive; artless; clumsy
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel