government office; agency; board
General Staff Headquarters
deputy head; deputy director; vice chief (of something); executive officer (navy)
interview; audience; meeting; (viewing) party
relay; hook-up; relay broadcasting
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
announcer; presenter; broadcaster; in-house television talent who does on-location fluff pieces for variety shows
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
standing in a row; forming a line; alignment
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
to call; to name; to call oneself ...; to go by the name of ...; to purport (to be); to profess
going out; one's best clothes; formal (e.g. language); best (behaviour, manners, etc.)
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
equally (well); as ... as; no less ... than ...; evenly matched; well-matched
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
performer (usu. in a boy band or girl group) with an image cultivated to foster a dedicated fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
support; backing; endorsement; propping up; holding up; support
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
appeal (e.g. for peace); plea; appeal (of something); attractiveness; appeal (to the referee); emphasizing
sidelong glance; flirtatious glance
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
Shizuoka (city, prefecture)
to fight to the bitter end
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
world; society; people; the public
cease-fire; truce; armistice
mediation; arbitration; conciliation (e.g. in civil or family court, leading to a settlement based on mutual concessions); mediation (of a labor dispute, by a labor relations commission)
to be based (on); to be founded (on); to be grounded (on); to be due to; to come (from); to arise (from)
to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
historical; traditional; historic
lawfulness; propriety; reasonableness; appropriateness; legality; legitimacy
rule; reign; government; governing
our country; our land; one's own country