state of emergency; emergency; crisis
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
item used during spring (esp. clothing)
advance notice; previous note; preliminary announcement; trailer (film, TV); preview
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
embezzlement; fraudulent use; plagiarism; appropriation
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
should; must; -able; probably; likely
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
factory; plant; mill; workshop
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
by today; before the day is over
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
Lunar New Year; Chinese New Year; Spring Festival
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
person concerned; interested party; related party
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
legal office; law office; legal department
address (e.g. of house); residence; domicile
please; somehow or other; one way or another
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
isolated island; outlying island; leaving an island
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
contacting; getting in touch; communication; call; message
good performance; good work; great success
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
to be surprised; to be astonished
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament