dried fish (or shellfish, etc.)
to rub together (e.g. one's hands)
nightlife districts; drinking districts
unable to resist; unable to suppress
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
slowly and quietly; smoothly
to unfold; to unroll; to open
condition; figure; appearance; voice
main newscaster (of a specific show, etc.); main newsreader
make-up; making food (in a delivery-only restaurant); cooking
person of doubtful origin
hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy
insertion; incorporation; infixing
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
taking a picture secretly; taking a sneak shot; making a secret video recording; filming without someone's knowledge
to blow up (i.e. wind); to blow upwards; to spout into the air
naval port; naval station
union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
audio tape; magnetic tape
to strike (each other); to come to blows; to fight (each other); to speak (to each other)
all; the whole; on the whole; all in all; generally
global scale; worldwide scale
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
fingernail mark; scratch; scars (e.g. of war); traces (of damage); ravages
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
minimum; lowest; minimal; least
busybody; meddler; nosey parker
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)