special precautions; special vigilance
declaration; proclamation; announcement
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
this; our; the ... in question; right; justice; fairness
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
summer vacation; summer holiday
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
educational institution; school; academy; campus
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
such ... as; or some such
feeling; sense; impression
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73
depiction; description; portrayal
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
don't you think?; indicates question
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)