meeting; greeting; welcome
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
to resume breathing; to come around; to come back to life
to change completely; to change suddenly
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
seeming to want to say something; looking like one wants to give one's opinion
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
NHK; Japan Broadcasting Corporation
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
care; precaution; guarding; caution
peephole; spyhole; inspection hole; observation window
flabbily; softly; limply; easily (bend); effortlessly; flexibly
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
gun; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; puffer fish
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate