official announcement; proclamation
western direction; Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise); western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
diving; submerging; going underwater
to suit the convenience of; to accommodate
caster; newscaster; news anchor; anchorman
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
to leave behind; to misplace; to forget
contemplation; meditation
android; Android (mobile operating system)
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
barking up the wrong tree; calling at the wrong house
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of
to turn into a state of feverish mood
all over the island; throughout the island; on the island
rolling stock; railroad cars; wheeled vehicles
beach; water's edge; coastline; national border; before entering the country
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
one's normal condition; one's usual state; keynote (esp. shamisen); proper key
to stay calm; to keep cool
suspension bridge; rope bridge
delusion; trick of the imagination
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite
connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity
civilian in military employ
public interest; public benefit; public good
completely unknown (usu. of people); unfamiliar; complete (stranger)
private person; individual
to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call
a verse (e.g. in the Bible); stanza; paragraph; passage; a joint; section
(an) adult their age (should, should not, etc.); grown man (woman); person who is old enough (to know better)
obsession with cleanliness; fastidiousness
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
trembling from fear; trembling all over
stiff (atmosphere, manner, etc.); cold; unfriendly; thin and bony; scrawny
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth