to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
NHK; Japan Broadcasting Corporation
police; police officer; police station
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
store interior; inside of a shop
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
security force; public safety force
to barricade oneself in; to hold (a fort, etc.); to shut oneself up; to be besieged; to dig in
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
dark clouds; threatening signs; ominous indications
to yearn for (someone, something); to miss
memories; recollections; reminiscence
future years; in (one's) later years
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
to rouse anger; to provoke wrath; to offend
completion; accomplishment; attainment of greatness or success
taste for the simple and quiet; rustic simplicity; austere refinement; enjoyment of a quiet life
while; during; while; although; all; both
to serve; to work for; to attend
influence; clout; leverage
sect; denomination; tenets (of a religious sect)
connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
at that time; in those days
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
town; city; municipal; urban
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)