blue traffic violation ticket (designating a minor violation); second-class ticket
desire for revenge; vengeful thought
clearly evident; quite obvious; as clear as day; beyond any doubt; strikingly apparent
intercom; intercommunication system
(Chinese) jump rope; jumping over a fixed elastic rope
(iron) dumbbells; (pair) of dumbbells
huge amount of material (worth reading); richness of content (of a book)
weather balloon; sounding balloon; observation balloon; espionage balloon; trial balloon
Nagashima Shigeo (1936.2.20-)
to not see the wood for the trees; to be caught up with trivial matters and lose sight of the big picture
being forced to commit seppuku; to be forced to bear responsibility and resign from one's position
taking appropriate action; tact
different newspaper (esp. by a different publisher); another newspaper
to come home in triumph; to return to one's hometown in glory
Tokyo-Nagoya Expressway; Tomei Expressway
You'll pay for this!; You'd better keep your mouth shut!
oil crisis (esp. 1973 OPEC oil crisis); oil shock
hearsay; rumor; grapevine
frivolous; fickle; insincere; caprice; cold-heartedness
open criminal investigation
careful consideration; thought
brain hemorrhage; brain haemorrhage
friendly relations; social relations; social life
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
out of the blue; all of a sudden; without warning; unexpectedly
initial investigation (by police)
telephone threat (e.g. of a bomb)
great vigor; tremendous energy; (lit.) forceful enough to knock down birds in flight
economic conditions; economic situation; financial situation; financial circumstances