Hodo Station (news program on Asahi television)
payment (system) for medical services
rental house; rental housing; house to let
single amount (of money); one-off payment; lump sum; bonus
telephone threat (e.g. of a bomb)
arrival on location (esp. used in transport industries, police, etc.)
to count on; to anticipate; to expect
to have as a side order (with drinks); to make fun of someone; to laugh at someone's expense
secretive; mysterious; furtive; stealthy; clandestine; sneaky
intimacy; familiarity; closeness
conference; council; convention
to curb; to halt; to apply brakes; to put an end to
civil affairs; civil case
private clinician; physician in private practice
large intestine; large bowel; colon
no vacancy; full occupancy
omitted character; omitted letter
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
image of a bride dressed in her wedding gown (wedding kimono, etc.)
declining birth rates; decrease in the number of children
to be answerable (for); to take the blame
health management; health maintenance; health care
chatter mark (machine tools)
former (incumbent); predecessor
clearing one's throat; cough
source of funds; resources; finances
chief secretary (usu. of a party); secretary-general
to avoid being seen; to be clandestine
criminal nature; criminality
computerized tomography; CT
misprint; misspelling; typo; typographical error; erratum
Niigata (city, prefecture)
separate; scattered; apart
unreasonable request; asking for something unreasonable
to start; to start up; to embark on; to get going; to commence