clear; splendid; cheerful; bright (e.g. look)
with a screech; with a squeak; with a squeal
street at night; making a night journey
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
going back to sleep; sleeping in
to rise; to raise up; to straighten up; to sit up; to stand up
gently (raining); drizzling; moist; damp
entering the rainy season; beginning of the rainy season
rainfall; rainy weather; rain; rainy; wet
to smear all over; to slather on; to besmear; to paint heavily; to spread thickly; to bedaub (with paint)
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73
usage time; utilization time
ticket machine; ticket-vending machine
announcer; presenter; broadcaster; in-house television talent who does on-location fluff pieces for variety shows
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)
Baikonur; Vikonul (Russia)
base (military, expedition, etc.); enthusiast; maniac; fanatic
dispute; conflict; trouble; unrest; strife
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
area; region; district; locality
political situation; political affairs
destabilization; destabilisation
commencing with; including
various countries; various regions; various provinces
fancy; fancy; imagination; whim
constellation; astrological sign; star sign; zodiac sign
Gemini (constellation); the Twins
shrieking; squealing; screeching; chattering (e.g. of a monkey); chittering
infotainment television program; TV gossip show; (tabloid) talk show; talk show featuring discussion of current news, etc.
program (e.g. TV); programme
predicament; difficult situation