bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
reexamination; reinvestigation; resurvey
transparency; degree of clearness
to gape; to open one's mouth wide
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
furry (enthusiast for animal characters with human characteristics)
anonymous author; pseudonymous author; writer who conceals his identity
interpretation (i.e. oral translation); interpreter
artificial intelligence; AI
digital voice recorder; field recorder
utterance; speaking; vocalization; leading a group of people (in cheering, singing, etc.)
means of communication; media of communication; organ of communication; tool of communication
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être; ikigai
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
resembling closely; being strikingly similar; bearing a strong likeness
police box; koban; alternation; alternating (current, stress, etc.)
police officer; policeman; policewoman
set phrase; stock phrase; conventional expression; usual wording; cliché; clichéd line
war readiness; combat preparedness; readiness for battle
(cutting down) one after another; left and right; in quick succession; flapping (of a large bird's wings)
flapping of wings; wingbeat; flap; flutter
cannot be helped; unavoidable
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
to be rested; to feel at ease; to repose; to be relieved
anything; whatever; whatever one likes
one's younger brother; underling (e.g. in yakuza); junior male peer; sworn younger brother
ridiculous baby name; unconventional baby name
underground space; subterranean space; subterranea
to claim victims; to leave casualties
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
helping hand; help; support; aid
to deprecate oneself and praise the listener; to abase oneself
proposed site; site chosen
dignified; majestic; stately; lordly; commanding