striker; strikers; people on strike
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at); to be intimidated; to feel daunted
House of Councillors (upper house of the National Diet of Japan)
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
deliberation; discussion; consideration
forcing (e.g. a vote); carrying out (forcibly); pushing ahead (with); enforcement
President of the United States of America; US President
coming to Japan; visit to Japan; arrival in Japan
15th day of the month; 15 days
kagura; traditional Shinto music and dancing
hometown; rural township (of China)
to struggle in the water; to be drowning; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout
gathering spot; haunt; rendezvous; meeting place; hang-out
to go downhill; to go down a slope
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
trisection; dividing into three (parts)
group (of people); crowd; horde; throng; mob; multitude
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
to rub; to scrub; to repeatedly reuse (a joke, a topic of conversation, etc.); to milk; to mash (a button); to spam (a move)
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
foreign cinema; foreign film; a foreign movie
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
scene; sight; scenario; setting
movie; film; motion picture
reality; actuality; hard fact
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to be found; to be discovered
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed