incident; affair; happening; event
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73
to come and go; to go back and forth
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
street stall; stand; booth
to call in; to invite; to bring in
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
gag order; gag rule; gag law
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
power; authority; jurisdiction
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
control (by the state); controlling; coordination; air traffic control
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
unnecessary trouble brought upon oneself; stirring up a hornet's nest
to originate with; to start with; to stem from
small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise
row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to look away; to avert one's eyes
closed-circuit television; community antenna television; CATV; pay TV
freezing (e.g. water); freezing (prices, wages, assets, etc.); moratorium; suspension (e.g. investment)
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
in line with this; therefore
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
hideout (e.g. of fugitive from justice); hiding place
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible