traffic restrictions; traffic control
Japan Self-Defense Forces; JSDF; self-defence force; self-defense force
sailing; marching; going out; dispatch
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
under investigation; under consideration; under review; pending (decision, etc.); awaiting verification
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
rest; break; recess; intermission
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
volume (sound level); volume (books); volume; substantial quantity (e.g. hearty meal); any kind of adjustment knob, not necessarily for sound
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
silver hair; gray hair; grey hair
to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate
the way one talks; one's way of speaking
normalcy; normality; normal
first meeting; first interview with
to let down one's guard; to relax one's guard
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
tedious; boring; being fed up with
(someone else's) daughter
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
to thrust before; to thrust at
Japanese writing paper (lined with a square grid, one square per character); manuscript paper
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
announcer; presenter; broadcaster; in-house television talent who does on-location fluff pieces for variety shows