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)
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
burnable garbage; burnable waste
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
warrant; summons; written order
to wash again; to reconsider
deposit; payment; money received; money due
(doing something) for money; being mercenary
wearing one's hair in braids
point of uncertainty; unclarified issue; doubt
origin of an affair; spark that lit the fuse; beginning
for (some) doubtful points to remain
number of events (e.g. accidents, crimes, meetings, housing starts, hits on a web page)
a considerable number; a fair number
origin; source; exit; point of departure; time to take action
unsettled; pending; unresolved
attentively; with great attention to detail (e.g. when teaching); patiently
misprint; misspelling; typo; typographical error; erratum