canned salmon; tinned salmon
rope used to cordon off consecrated areas or as a talisman against evil; (arch.) cordoning off; (arch.) cordoning-off sign
to provide momentum; to give a boost to; to encourage; to spur; to stimulate
location of a press conference; press conference room
garbage truck; dustcart; waste collection vehicle
very thorough search (for contraband, escaped convict, etc.); fine-tooth-comb search; exhaustive search; scouring
relationship between Japan and the United States; Japanese-American relations
made-to-order; custom-made
news bureau; press bureau
advance (moving forward); advance; prepayment
line-up (baseball, product, etc.); lineup
demand note; dunning letter (note)
friction; discord; strife
private car; personal car
manufacture and sales; vertical integration
data collecting party; news crew
collusion; conspiracy; common-law marriage; illicit intercourse; liaison
to decide the outcome (e.g. game); to be very different; to be sharply contrasted
local news section; the city desk
Nagata-chō (Japan's political center; equiv. of Downing Street)
prime minister's official residence
reserve corps; flying squadron
to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)
with a fixed time; with a deadline
career track; promotional track; fast track; upward mobility
young female TV announcer (who also frequently functions as a television talent doing on-location fluff pieces for variety shows)
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump