if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
sorry; excuse me; thank you
since when; from when; how long
sincerely; earnestly; wholeheartedly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); good work; see you; goodbye; tiredness; fatigue
casualties; the killed and wounded
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to claim victims; to cause casualties
scene of an accident; crash site; accident scene
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
bereaved family; surviving family; family of the deceased
people; (all) persons; everyone; (arch.) you (usu. plural)
flower offering; floral tribute; laying flowers
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
falling asleep at the wheel
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
Niigata (city, prefecture)
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
operation (of a machine); running; driving (a vehicle); use (of capital, funds, etc.); management
police; police officer; police station; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
long time; several hours; long spell
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
last night; yesterday evening
night duty; night shift; night work
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast