reporter assigned to cover a particular person in order to get the most up-to-date information; beat reporter
Hodo Station (news program on Asahi television)
interviewee; subject of an interview
soft rush (Juncus effusus var. decipiens); common rush
chasing one another; playing tag
in passing another (esp. colliding with oncoming traffic, bumping into a person); the moment two persons or objects meet
field; plain; prairie; moor
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
mean (greedy) about money; stingy
expert's written opinion or report
spontaneity; spontaneous passive
disturbance of consciousness
to expose (a secret, scandal, etc.); to disclose; to uncover; to unmask
foreign-made car; imported car; paddle wheel
whiz (e.g. projectile through air); swoosh; whoosh; whistling sound
burnable garbage; burnable waste
order picking (taking goods from a warehouse to fulfil customer orders); lock picking; picking (a guitar, banjo, etc.)
black spot; black dot; mark indicating a defeat; loss; failure
omitted character; omitted letter
dripping wet; soaked; drenched
having spirit; (being) staunch; having backbone
stay of execution; suspended sentence
one step higher; one better; cut above; one up
traffic light; signalling mechanism; semaphore (apparatus)
warrant; summons; written order
to wash again; to reconsider
deposit; payment; money received; money due
(doing something) for money; being mercenary