interview (i.e. television, newspaper, etc.)
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
evacuees; displaced persons; refugees
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
housing district; residential district
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
sleeve (esp. of a kimono); pocket of sleeve; vicinity (esp. of a bridge); foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
early morning; early hours; early in the morning
(one's) sleeping hours; hours of sleep
water-heater; water-boiler
neophilia; love of new or novel things; one who loves new or novel things
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
love of animals; animal loving
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
leadership; initiative; spearhead
writing; entry (e.g. to a form); posting (e.g. to a blog)
regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
to collapse into; to flop onto
to bend down; to bow down; to prostrate oneself; to hide oneself
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
working overtime; detention; being kept in (e.g. after school)
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
welcome!; nice to see you!
hearing (of a statement, opinion, explanation, etc.); asking; questioning (e.g. a suspect); listening (e.g. to the radio)
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
transportation; conveyance; delivery; hospitalization; transfer to hospital
to carry out (of somewhere); to transport; to take out
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
parasol (esp. one that is secured to the ground); sunshade; (beach) umbrella
serve; serving (e.g. of food)
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
handrail; railing; banister
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
high alert; a state of high alert; on alert
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was