report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
to agree on the principle; to firmly establish a policy
interview; audience; meeting; (viewing) party
Minister of Defense; Minister of Defence
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
national; founded and run by the central government
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
being attached (to); being affiliated (to); belonging (to); attached school; affiliated school
senior high school; high school
faddist; follow-the-crowd type; poser; trend junkie; sheep
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
popularity; favour; defense; defence; agreement; receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts)
beautiful boy; pretty boy; handsome boy
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
such; like that; that sort of
press conference; news conference
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; site; grounds
wings of a stage; side stage; coulisse
to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
gathering material (for an article, novel, etc.); collecting information; covering (an event, incident, etc.); reporting; interview (for a news story)
unasked for; unnecessary; uninvolved
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...; it's obvious that ...
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage
to move forward; to move on
after that; afterwards; thereafter