column of cars; motorcade; convoy
return to one's country; return to one's hometown
scratch; graze; scrape; minor damage
wages; pay; rental payment
working away from home (esp. abroad); person working away from home; migrant worker
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
becoming turbid; becoming muddy; becoming muddled (of thoughts, senses, etc.); growing dim (of consciousness); disorder; chaos
thorough checkup; complete examination; complete physical; detailed testing
to forget everything; to lose one's memory (e.g. of a period); to black out
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
crisply; with a crunch; refreshingly; sharply; (sitting) straight
video (esp. a televised image); videotape; VHS tape; videocassette recorder; VCR; video (short film)
disposal site; disposal plant
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
obstacle; impediment; disability; handicap; steeplechase; obstacle race
(state of) unconsciousness
private citizen; civilian
more than one can possibly use; countless (e.g. examples); (money) to burn; rolling in (cash)
(cargo) depot; (garbage) collection site; (ammunition) dump
nuclear material; nuclear matter
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryō period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
wondrous; marvellous; uncanny; like a charm
to die down (storm, anger, conflict, etc.); to calm down; to be at peace; to be governed well; to subside (of pain, symptoms, etc.); to be alleviated
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
access road; access route; entrance ramp (onto a highway); on-ramp; approach path
deep emotion; strong feelings
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times