state of national emergency
telecommunications carrier; PTT
harakiri; seppuku; ritual suicide by disembowelment
sedimentation; subsidence; precipitation; sinking; settling; submerging
traffic restrictions; traffic control
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
prone (to); liable (to); apt (to); tending (to)
(being) off night duty; end of a night shift
period; dot character; period (era, amount of time); period
economic world; financial circles; business community
government body; government agency
resident of Tokyo; citizen of Tokyo; Tokyoite
Japanese citizen; Japanese citizens
to need; to require; to take; to demand
by mutual agreement; by mutual consent
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
sludge; slime; chemical ooze
member of the Diet; Diet member; member of parliament; MP
small child; kid; kiddy; tot; rug rat; ankle-biter
cavalry; mobility; maneuverability
known as ...; also known as ...; called ...; AKA
a person without a single relative
(arch.) indicates emphasis, intention, etc.; indicates emphasis, intention, etc.
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
as many (people) as possible
more than one can possibly use; countless (e.g. examples); (money) to burn; rolling in (cash)
handling (e.g. knife, reins); control; use; dealing with (e.g. customers); management; disposal (esp. sale of goods)