unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
task; (doing a) bit of work; difficult task; hard work
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
government worker; public servant; civil servant
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
(United States of) America; USA
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
adds force or indicates command
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
National Personnel Authority
advice; counsel; remonstrance; recommendation
to appear in the newspaper
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
buying and reading (book, magazine, etc.); subscribing (incl. free subscriptions); taking (e.g. newspaper)
newsprint; newspaper used for wrapping, packing, etc.; newspaper
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; (arch.) happy-go-lucky
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
round coin with a (square) hole in the center; coin made of non-precious materials; money
at first; initially; in the beginning
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
unable to stay healthy; ruining one's health; exceeding the limits of one's body; unable to maintain one's fortune
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile