to ask a question; to ask questions
Fukushima (city, prefecture)
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream
conventional train line (esp. non-Shinkansen)
the whole line; all lines; the whole ship
restoration; restitution; rehabilitation
business hotel; cheap but conveniently located hotel with only basic conveniences, targeted at business travellers
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
to mount up; to pile up; to accumulate; to increase
to crouch; to squat; to cower
keep up your strength; chin up!
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
hug; carrying in one's arms (a baby, pet, doll, etc.)
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
wheedling child; spoiled child (spoilt); pampered child; child who always demands attention
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
triumphant pose assumed by an athlete
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
sphere; circle; range; category
to create (a sensation); to give rise to (controversy)
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
rematch (after an earlier loss)
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
divine wind (esp. a typhoon thought to have protected Japan from a Mongolian invasion in the 13th century); kamikaze
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release