one grain; one drop; one bead
oral medicine; internal medicine
aluminum foil; aluminium foil; tinfoil; silver-colored paper
mark; sign; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; virtue; benefit
medicine; drug; chemical (agent); chemicals
duvet; bed cover; coverlet; quilt; comforter; eiderdown
to remove; to take away; to clear away; to tear down; to pull down; to demolish
(sense of) cleanliness; (sense of) freshness; clean impression
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse; litter
mattress; mattress pad (under a futon)
suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
public entertainment; performing arts; accomplishments; attainments
events of the day; current affairs
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
cut end; section; opening; point of view; (different) perspective; new approach
gathering material (for an article, novel, etc.); collecting information; covering (an event, incident, etc.); reporting; interview (for a news story)
criticism; critique; review; comment; critical essay
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
weekly (publication); weekly magazine; weekly journal
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
commentary on current events
21st day of the month; 21 days
to have one's eye caught on something; to have one's attention drawn to something
extremely gruesome; lurid; violent; bloody; fierce
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
image of an airplane (in the sky); sight of an airplane; shadow of an airplane
southern part; the south (of a region)
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
countermeasures headquarters; task force; countermeasures office; emergency headquarters
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
our country; our land; one's own country
exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
noisy; confused; uproarious