wish fulfillment; wish fulfilment
original plan; original bill; original motion; draft
Japan Self-Defense Forces; JSDF; self-defence force; self-defense force
divine wind (esp. a typhoon thought to have protected Japan from a Mongolian invasion in the 13th century); kamikaze
suicide attack; kamikaze attack
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
(computer) command; command key; commando
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
the last moment; the very end
freezing; turning into ice; freezing; locking up; freezing (in one's tracks); frieze (part of an entablature between the architrave and the cornice)
seeming like an excuse; seeming like a justification; defensive; in an apologetic tone
letter left behind by someone who has departed; farewell letter
to commit suicide; to end one's life; (lit.) to choose death
to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
(not) even once; (not) ever
news (from someone); word; letter; tidings; contact
to sparkle; to glitter; to twinkle
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
parking lot; car park; carpark; parking garage
automatic; intransitive verb
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; auxiliary; subsidiary
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
uneventfully; without incident; without a hitch; peacefully
to get late; to advance; to wear on
Christmas carol; Christmas song
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane
domestically produced car
worthy of special mention