lighting (a lamp); turning on a light
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
simplicity; convenience; easiness; quasi-
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to burn to a crisp; to scorch
water (hydraulic) pressure
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
laying (a railroad, pipes, naval mines, etc.); construction
optical cable; optical fibre
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
the same kind; accomplice; partner
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
Kanto region (incl. Tokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama, Gunma, Tochigi, Ibaraki and Chiba prefectures)
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
Harbour Ward (e.g. in Tokyo)
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
large number (of); many; majority
to crowd (a house); to throng to (a door)
infotainment television program; TV gossip show; (tabloid) talk show; talk show featuring discussion of current news, etc.
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
location of a press conference; press conference room
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
well-informed person; thinking person; intelligent person