calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
participation; joining; entry; adherence
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
six o'clock; six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to begin; to set about; to start
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
stylish; smart; with a crack; crisply (e.g. fried, starched); tearing off; ripping off
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
the staff; inside the department
hectic; topsy-turvy; chaotic
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
advance notice; previous note; preliminary announcement; trailer (film, TV); preview
yesterday evening; last night
government office building
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
change (personnel); transfer; reshuffle
spirit; psyche; god; deity; divinity
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
guess; speculation; supposition
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
running about; making every effort; being busily engaged (in something); good offices
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
tendency; trend; inclination