having no idea what will happen; God only knows; there is no knowing; you never can tell
first day of the month; (arch.) first ten days of the lunar month
sticky; stiff; tenacious; persistent
to be prolonged; to drag on
necessary; indispensable; must-have; must; juice of grapes or other fruit prior to fermentation into wine
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
guidance; leadership; leading the way
several minutes; a few minutes
guest room (at a hotel); guest cabin (on a boat); passenger cabin (on a plane); drawing room
scene; view; prospect; outlook
land of the gods; Japan; Heaven
Tokyo Skytree; broadcasting tower with observation deck in Sumida ward, Tokyo, Japan
tourist information (brochure, map, center)
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
happy memory; sweet memory
to leave a note or document behind; to leave half-written; to leave out
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
to become dim; to become blurred
under one's arm; (in) the armpit
to alter one's state of consciousness; to change one's mindset; to change one's attitude
rising from a crouch to charge; initial charge; face-off
associate editor; deputy editor
Naniwa (former name for Osaka region)
digital voice recorder; field recorder
at first; in the beginning; originally
to understand (each other); to comprehend
several sheets (flat objects)
monolith; large slab of rock
dispatch; despatch; transmission; informing (e.g. of opinion); sharing (thoughts, etc.); telling
true state; actual condition; reality
space alien; alien; extraterrestrial being
ramification; branching off
early (days); initial stage; initial
embryo; germ (e.g. wheat germ)
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before