self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation
major incident; major happening; big scandal
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
(sea) voyage; navigation; sailing; passage; cruise
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
invasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)
(in) dire straits; (in a) serious bind; (in a) big pinch
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
program (e.g. TV); programme
year-end party; "forget-the-year" party; bōnenkai
one by one; in detail; minutely
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
weekly publication; weekly magazine
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
New Year's Day; New Year's morning; morning of New Year's Day
security police; special police; special; TV special; standard-playing (record); SP; shore patrol
compilation; editing; recording
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
thirtieth day of the month; thirty days