consultation; discussion; conference; collusion; bid-rigging
standard; set; routine; decided
congestion (e.g. traffic); delay; stagnation
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
announcer; presenter; broadcaster; in-house television talent who does on-location fluff pieces for variety shows
Shizuoka prefecture (Chūbu area)
investigating authorities; law enforcement authority
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
first report (esp. of an incident, disaster, or news story); initial report
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
to run swiftly; to dash; to rush; to race
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
season (period in which regulated games are played); season (division of the year); season (of a TV show, etc.); season (for doing something, e.g. ski season, entrance examination season)
previous work; preceding work; first crop grown in a double-cropped field; preceding crop
S; s; south; sulfur; nth year in the Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); small; second
tide; tied (e.g. tied aid)
prequel; retrospective (talk, etc.)
chronological order; time series
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
supplementary biography; anecdote; side story; spin-off
pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
saucer; person (group, institution, etc.) to take over a position or matter; receptacle (e.g. of funds); receiver
one's student (esp. a former one); one's pupil; one's disciple
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
to bend down; to bow down; to prostrate oneself; to hide oneself
(as alike as) two peas in a pod
freedom of the person; personal freedom; personal liberty
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
leader; central personage