severe heat; intense heat; oppressive heat
group of mountain nomads (in Japan); group of mountain people; the Sanka
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
stall-keeper (esp. at a festival); street vendor; huckster; faker; hawker; seller of unreliable merchandise
weather forecasting; weather forecast; meteorological forecasting; meteorological forecast
complete revocation; total retraction
one meaning; primary importance; primary significance; a reason; a truth
juvenile division (police); juvenile section
cloth; tablecloth; wallpaper; wall fabric
indiscriminate terror; indiscriminate terrorism
beautiful tree; tree producing beautiful flowers
investigating authorities; law enforcement authority
organized crime; organised crime
tourist resort; holiday resort
underground website (often critical or containing unofficial information)
lay judge (2005 reforms); citizen judge; juror
ship's nationality; ship's country of registration
foundation (garment, cream, etc.)
completely unknown; unexpected; having no clue about
senior superintendent; police inspector
life imprisonment; imprisonment for life; indefinite imprisonment
sexual assault (of a woman); rape
exposure by washing away; washing out; exposed aggregate (finish); exposed aggregate concrete; revealing the grain of cedar boards by washing and scrubbing; finding out (after an extensive search or investigation)
period; dot character; period (era, amount of time); period
evaporation; dehydration; desiccation
country with a constitutional government; constitutional state; country where the rule of law prevails; system based on the rule of law
maximum temperature; highest temperature; (today's) high
110 (police emergency telephone number in Japan)
thread (of execution); thread (on an Internet forum, mailing list, etc.); topic; conversation