public opinion; popular voice; public sentiment; consensus
way; method; means; (technical) specification
mobile telephone; cellular telephone
silent profile (in cell phones); silent mode; vibrate mode
single word; a few words; brief comment
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
to follow; to shadow; to hanker after; to hover around
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
Hyogo prefecture (Kinki area) (Hyougo)
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
nun; bitch; Amagasaki, Hyogo; Amazon (online retailer)
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
chief; main; principal; major
main road; main thoroughfare
detour; circumvention; turning movement
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
of little importance; trivial; worthless; valueless
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
fourth day of the month; four days
calming down; quieting down
drunkenness; intoxication; motion sickness; travel sickness
normalcy; normality; normal
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
overhasty; rash; premature
Gunma prefecture (Kanto area)
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
five-family unit; five-man group; quintet