government office; public office
acrobatic barrel-rolling (performed using the feet while lying on the back); handing something around (within a fixed group of people in a pre-arranged order); handing off a problem to someone else (in order to evade responsibility)
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
passage (of people, traffic); passing; common usage
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
congestion (e.g. traffic); delay; stagnation
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
application; request; petition
overcoat; exceeding; going over; exaggerated; over the top; over par
(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged
point card; loyalty card; reward card
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
full-course dinner; multicourse meal
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
tone (of voice); manner of talking
self-consciousness; self-awareness
Nagano prefecture (Chūbu area)
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
beach; seashore; seaside; coast
summertime; summer season
(mountain) pass; highest point on a mountain road; ridge; peak (e.g. of summer); worst (e.g. of an illness); crisis
to attack; to assault; to assail
conquest; subjugation; overcoming
ordinary citizen; the general public
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
Jizo (esp. statue); Kshitigarbha; Ksitigarbha
statue of Buddha; image of Buddha; Buddhist statue; Buddhist image
how do you do?; nice to meet you; adieu; farewell; bon voyage
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
(it won't be possible) on such short notice
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
viewer; (television) audience
Hachiman (God of War); Hachiman shrine; (arch.) certainly
Chamber of Commerce and Industry
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
inner citadel; core; center; centre