beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
person in charge; official; attendant
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced
abnormal; unusual; extraordinary; remarkable; uncommon
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
airmail; air mail; air service; air transport (of goods)
operation (of a ship or aircraft route); service; navigation; flight
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, a licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
the other day; some time ago; recently
chief; main; principal; major
continuation; succession; series; continuous
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)
all over Japan; throughout Japan
at the same time in different places
occurrence; incidence; generation (of power, heat, etc.); production; ontogeny; development
act of terror; terrorist attack
to regard (as); to consider (to be); to deem; to look upon (as); to think of (as)
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
of course; certainly; naturally
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
is something that; is that which
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
that is (to say); namely; precisely; exactly; if one does ..., then; in that case
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
imperial command; royal command
fulfillment; fulfilment; realization; realisation; completion
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding