time of year when television and radio replace programs (usu. spring and fall)
national land development (e.g. building infrastructure, roads, etc.)
breathing in (of a foreign body, food, etc.); pulmonary aspiration; mis-swallowing; swallowing down the wrong pipe
marriage between partners of very different ages; May-December marriage
basic Chinese restaurant; hole-in-the-wall Chinese restaurant
couple with a large age disparity
to be told or made to hear something so often that you (metaphorically) get calluses on your ears
approval and authorization; permits and licences
press club; correspondents' club
confusion; mess; mix; huddle
client list; customer list
top news; front-page news; lead story
accident at sea; maritime accident
order (to an employee from management)
exchanging business cards
press corps; group of reporters
to expose (a secret, scandal, etc.); to disclose; to uncover; to unmask
outside telephone line; outer circle
net news; network news; Usenet
southernmost tip (point, extremity, etc.)
cone (e.g. pine, hemlock)
unlawful dumping (e.g. of garbage)
pushing something out; extrusion; presence; appearance; run walked in; pushing one's opponent out by pressing one's hands up against them
prime of one's working life
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
irregular pulse; arrhythmia
foreign capital group; foreign company
launching (e.g. newspaper); first issue
legend; folklore; legend (e.g. on a map); usage guide; (living) legend; icon
faking crying; crocodile tears
expel the barbarians; expulsion of the foreigners; late Edo period (19th century) revolutionary slogan
insatiable; untiring; persistent