(Japanese) Meteorological Agency; JMA
calamity; disaster; misfortune
sharp rise (in prices); steep rise; substantial increase; soaring
to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to feel pain
counter-proposal; counter-suggestion
contents of a document (esp. of a letter)
reception hall (esp. for visiting state dignitaries); guest house; State Guest House (esp. Akasaka palace, also guest house in Kyoto)
to keep secret; to conceal
organic; coordinated; working in a coordinated fashion
to watch over; to keep watch over; to keep an eye on; to watch intently; to stare; to gaze
getting poised again for charging; toeing the mark again; starting again; getting a fresh start; going back to square one
to be conspicuous; to stand out
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; spectator; viewer
free and easy; open-hearted; relaxed; not fussy; frank
to jump up; to leap up; to spring up
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
homa; Buddhist rite of burning wooden sticks to ask a deity for blessings
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
to say (something) over one's shoulder
street; quarter; district; area
large and rough; big and tough; unrefined; rustic; extreme; excessive
build; physique; frame; constitution
conduct; behaviour; movements; gesture; performance (on stage, etc.); dance
resigning to another's will; going along without resistance; doing as another wants
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to
to hold still; to hold in place; to calm down; to become steady (e.g. of nerves); to become fixed (e.g. of a gaze); to become glazed
undressed concrete; unfaced concrete; (golf) driving range
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
stock trading; stock transactions; share trading
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
hardness and softness; hard line and moderate line
to weave together; to interweave; to intermingle