looking and listening; (television) viewing; (public) attention; interest; (signal) reception
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
being somewhat excited (agitated)
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
then; and (then); in that case; if so
female dominance; female supremacy
reset; fresh start; new beginning
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
flood of emotions; many thoughts
at; in; at; when; by; with
horseback riding; sitting astride; straddling
muzzling (someone); gagging; forcing (someone) to keep quiet (about something); silencing (someone); killing (someone) to prevent them from revealing something
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
to ripen (fruit, grain, etc.); to become ripe
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
to soothe and humor; to coax
to remove; to move out of the way
complicated; complex; intricate; confusing; difficult; troublesome
magic; Magic Marker; felt-tip pen; magic number
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
finally; in the end; after all that; eventually; on top of all that
counter for laps or circuits; perimeter; Zhou dynasty (of China; approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to deceive; to trick
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
to receive punishment; to be punished; to pay a penalty
to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
track and field; athletics
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn
800; eight hundred; multitude; large number
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
to collapse; to fall down (in a heap)
finishing (a race); running the whole distance; reaching the goal; staying the course
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
completely; fully; entirely
to set (sun); to become dark
evening meal; dinner; supper