introducing (a bill); presentation; departure on a journey
miraculous stone; magical rock
fax; facsimile; fax machine
train that stops at every station; local train
to kill with a sword (knife, dagger, etc.); to slay; to put to the sword
resolution; decision; vote
end; limit; bounds; extremity; result; fate
legislative bill; measure; agenda item
division of labour; division of labor; splitting into groups (e.g. to search)
Harbour Ward (e.g. in Tokyo)
crisply; with a crunch; refreshingly; sharply; candidly; frankly
to be powered on; to be turned on
Five Dynasties (of China; 907-979)
to be ill; to suffer from; to worry about; to be concerned about; to have trouble doing ...; to be unable to ...
central government office; head office; this office
ultrasonic waves; ultrasound
to dry up (spring, pond, etc.); to run out
last (on the list); (at the) bottom; (in) last position; tailender
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie
unconfirmed; unidentified
clanging (of a bell); jangling; ding-dong; continuously; incessantly; one after another
Nagano (city, prefecture)
intensification; aggravation
to take measures; to work out a plan; to lecture; to read aloud; to confer
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter
departure (of a train, car, etc.); starting; leaving
to punish (e.g. a child, etc.)
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
very great; enormous; serious
common camellia (Camellia japonica)
to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take warning from
to be discouraged; to shrink from