途中 【とちゅう】
N4 news

Noun

on the way

Also: en route

[Available on NHK ONE for those who missed it] From the start of the game to midway through the top of the second inning.

短い 【みじかい】
N5 news

I-adjective (keiyoushi)

short

Amidst escalating international tensions, let us reflect on nuclear weapons through the lens of each individual’s finite life.

In the third installment (of this series I am currently reading), over 38,000 children were victims of the atomic bomb. This article follows the short lives of each individual, and will be published on August 1, 2026, at 7:30 PM.

気持ち 【きもち】
N4 society

Noun

feeling

Also: sensation; mood; state of mind

The eldest daughter of the 91-year-old man who died in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto, said, "I feel like my heart has turned to ice." August 4, 6:55 PM.

女性 【じょせい】
Review N4 society

Noun

woman

Also: female

未成年女性に対する性的暴行事件 約10年たって起訴 島根

A sexual assault case involving a minor female, which occurred approximately 10 years ago, has finally led to charges being filed in Shimane.

未成年の女性に対し、複数回にわたって性的暴行をしたとして、島根県の43歳の被告が事件の発生からおよそ10年たって起訴されました。

A 43-year-old man from Shimane Prefecture was indicted approximately 10 years after the incidents occurred, accused of repeatedly sexually assaulting a female minor.

被害を訴えた女性が30日会見を開き「時間がたっているので起訴は難しいと思…

A woman who reported suffering harm held a press conference on the 30th and said, "Because so much time has passed, I believe it will be difficult to press charges..."