NHK; Japan Broadcasting Corporation
settlement; conclusion; summary
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
the country; countryside; outskirts; suburbs; presence; being in attendance
western Japan (usu. Chūbu region and westward)
region south of Tokyo on Pacific Ocean side of Japan; eastern sea; East Sea (Korean name for Sea of Japan)
season (e.g. fruit, fish); in vogue; popular; fresh
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
(Japanese) Meteorological Agency; JMA
diligent; earnest; attentive to detail; brisk (working, moving); frequent (e.g. checking)
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
air conditioning; air cooling
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
barrier; gate; seki (in go); mutual life
family; members of a family
swimming in the ocean; sea bathing; seawater bath; going for a dip in the ocean
man; male; masculine gender
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
sudden turn; sudden change; (suddenly occurring) accident; emergency
locality; local area; limited area
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement
big catch (fishing); good haul
all sorts of; all kinds of
to be precocious; to be mature for one's age; to seem grown-up; to seem mature
for a while; for some time; for a period
way; method; means; resource; course
pale; pallid; bluish-white
face; looks; vestiges; trace
currently nowhere to be seen; unknown where it went; disappeared into thin air
fishing, esp. using a net or trap; catching fish
(an) exile; vagrant; wanderer; nomad
censor; overseer; inspector (Edo period)
to become hungry; to get an empty stomach
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior