maximum temperature; highest temperature; (today's) high
(Japanese) Meteorological Agency; JMA
to take by deception; to defraud someone of; to swindle someone out of; to cheat someone out of
government office; agency; board
secretary (government); director; chief
early (prompt) settlement; swift resolution; speedy solution
to continue; to keep going; to go along (e.g. with some trend)
investigation to determine the cause (of); tracing something back to its origin
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
much-talked-about; recently popular; in vogue
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
wherein; therein; thereinto
place that is cool in the summer; place one goes to escape the heat of summer; summer retreat
Bon holidays (in mid-August); Bon holiday period
holiday traffic congestion caused by people travelling to their hometowns en masse
full house; all seats occupied; fully occupied
highway; freeway; expressway; motorway
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
prevention measure; preventive measures
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
to take action; to start; to get started; to begin to do
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to add up to; to advance (in price)
to be forestalled; to fall behind; to be one step behind
western Japan (usu. Chūbu region and westward)
landing; going ashore; disembarkation; making landfall (of a typhoon); striking land; hitting land
one's physical safety; personal security
protest campaign; demonstration
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare; MHLW
exchange of ideas; exchange of opinions; brainstorming
to fall (on); to rain down; to shower down; to befall; to happen (to)
class action; class-action suit; class-action lawsuit
school festival; cultural festival; annual open day school event showcasing student talent
(school) athletic festival; sports day; field day
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
resolution of an incident; solution to a (criminal) case
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming