to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
reporter; speaker; informer; presenter; rapporteur
many; plenty; varied; all sorts of; colorful (program); crowded (schedule)
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
(land) with a thump; slumping (of something heavy); (lying down) with a flop; effortlessly (throw onto); roundishly (shaped; of something large)
cornucopia; horn of plenty
foster parent; adoptive parent; person who raised one; founding figure; key developer
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels; to be self-complacent
armrest (of a chair); elbow rest
root; joint; base; crotch
rich person; wealthy person
Thanksgiving (Day); customer appreciation event; thank you (for your patronage) sales campaign
to connect; to correlate; to associate; to relate; to link
to lie down; to throw oneself down
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
Hades (god); Hades (the underworld)
suddenly; all of a sudden; quickly; emphatically; energetically
personal; individual; private
becoming clear; coming to light; being ascertained; being identified; being confirmed
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
Japanese Language Council (dissolved in 2001)
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
making-of; behind-the-scenes; making; creating
Council for Cultural Affairs
national language; Japanese language (esp. as a school subject in Japan); one's native language; mother tongue; native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords and Chinese-derived words)
subcommittee; subworking group; breakout session
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
partly open; in half bloom
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. of a joke)
there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...
realm of the dead; the other world; underworld; hell