in history; ever; historical
unprecedented; never seen before
scale; scope; plan; structure
marine pollution; oceanic pollution; sea pollution
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to gather; to collect; to assemble
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
indiscrimination; without discrimination; indiscriminate
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
propulsion; drive; promotion (of a policy, project, movement, etc.); furtherance; advancement
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
government; administration; ministry
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
agent; agent; secret agent; spy
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
screen; curtain; raster; room divider; partition wall
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
switch; switch; points; switch (from one thing to another); change
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
I see; that's right; indeed
these guys; these fellows
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
expansion; extension; magnification; enlargement; escalation; spread
to project; to show (on a screen); to portray; to depict; to reflect (the times, mood, etc.)
several weeks; a few weeks
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
Kasumigaseki; district of Tokyo where most of Japan's government ministry offices are located; government ministries (of Japan); Japanese government bureaucracy
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
red and white; colours for festive or auspicious occasions (colors); two teams; two groups; Kōhaku Uta Gassen; annual contest between male and female popular singers on New Year's Eve (sponsored and broadcast by NHK)
national costume; folk costume; native dress; traditional dress
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes