communication satellite; Broadcast Satellite; BS
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
consensus; collective will; collective opinion
insignificant article (in a newspaper)
district; section; sector
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
social page (of newspaper); local news page
Mainichi Shimbun (newspaper)
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
subacute myelo-optico-neuropathy; SMON
bone marrow; medulla; true spirit; one's mind
child orphaned from a traffic accident
household violence (esp. adolescent children towards parents); domestic violence
spouse; wife; husband; partner
cooperation; coordination; link
rigour; rigor; closeness; compactness; tightly knit
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
logistical support; combat service support
110 (police emergency telephone number in Japan)
data collecting party; news crew
edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication
industrial waste disposal facility; wastes treatment facility
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference