anniversary of the end of a war (esp. the end of WWII, August 15)
battlefield; battleground
return (home); repatriation; feedback (in an electronic circuit, biological system, etc.)
departure; leaving; setting off
popular (with); in favour (with); well received
manners; customs; public morals; sex service; sex industry
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
assembling (in full force); muster; lining up; gathering; getting together
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
back seat (of a car); rear seat
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
inside a car (train, bus, etc.)
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
seat belt; seatbelt; safety belt
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
a few hours; several hours; a couple of hours
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
logical connection; chain of reasoning; coherence; blood vessel
integrity; fidelity; constancy; principle; faithfulness; honor
research institute; (research) laboratory
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
laughing oneself into convulsions; splitting one's sides laughing; rolling with laughter
sound; tone; note; ring; chirp
scale; scope; plan; structure
management; administration; operation; running (a business); conducting
clinic; medical office; infirmary
structural alteration (of a building); reconstruction; rebuilding; remodelling; remodeling
detached house; stand-alone house; single-family home
standard; criterion; norm; benchmark; measure; gauge
I see; that's right!; indeed
declaration of war; proclamation of war
South Pole; the Antarctic; Antarctica
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
point; dot; one point; one matter; one point (in a game, exam, etc.); one mark
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
mode (e.g. of a machine); setting; state (of mind); mode (e.g. work mode, study mode); mode; mode
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; good night