light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
NHK; Japan Broadcasting Corporation
news programme; news program
upper half of the body; upper body
sick person; patient; invalid
to provide; to arrange; to install
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
bedside; near one's pillow
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
to be disheartened; to be dejected; to be discouraged; suddenly (losing a lot of weight); looking emaciated; becoming very thin
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
(one's) gaze; line of sight; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (to obscure their identity); eye censor bar
divine punishment; wrath of God; justice of heaven; suitable punishment; just deserts; come-uppance
piling up; multiple layers
to cave in; to become depressed; to sink
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
not at all tense; relaxed; calm
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution
belief; faith; conviction
National Diet; legislative assembly of Japan (1947-); Imperial Diet; legislative assembly of Japan (1889-1947); legislative assembly; parliament
approval; adoption (of a motion, bill, etc.); passage
wholly (due to); entirely; solely; earnestly; intently; sincerely
failure; mistake; blunder
putting off (doing); postponement; delaying
critical; judgmental; censorious; negative
prejudice; bias; warped view; jealousy; inferiority complex
forced laugh; forced smile
completely; entirely; all; in large amounts; a lot
person with no physical or mental disability; able-bodied person; non-disabled person
to take over; to obtain by transfer; to inherit; to buy; to purchase
narrow-minded; obstinate; stubborn; perverse; unreasonable; warped
praiseworthy; commendable; laudable; strange (person); weird; odd
to avoid (physical contact with); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
to resign oneself (to); to reconcile oneself (to); to accept (e.g. defeat); to give up