absolutely; definitely; unconditionally
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
(traffic) congestion; traffic jam; gridlock; delay; stagnation
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
audio; audio equipment (esp. high-end)
to give birth to; to drop (a calf, foal, etc.); to lay (an egg)
Shuto Expressway (network of toll expressways in the Kanto region)
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
road; path; way; set of practices; moral education; Buddhist teachings; Taoism
indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution
linking together; tying in a row
remarkably; noticeably; visibly; considerably; perceptibly; appreciably
to overdo something (speed, exertion, etc.)
along the river; riverside
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
delivery; transfer; hand-over
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
transmission; propagation; spread; circulation; diffusion; dissemination
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends); planetary ring
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
false rumor (rumour); groundless rumor; misinformation
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
incomparable; cannot compare (with); beyond comparison; in another league
spread; extension; influence; aftereffect; ripple
the whole nation; everyone in the country
career; occupation; personal history; professional experience; government employee who has passed the highest national civil service exam; carrier; carrier (of a disease-causing agent)
foreign; abroad; overseas
process; course; mechanism
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (of light); convergence
letter (e.g. of complaint); letter to the editor; letter from a reader; contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.)
madness; insanity; irregularity; deviation; fanaticism; fanatic
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
to drive to death (e.g. by suicide); to cause to die
extinction; extermination; eradication; stamping out; wiping out
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)