automatic turnstile (ticket gate)
distribution center; distribution centre
mirin; type of sweet rice wine used in cooking
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
reconnaissance satellite; spy satellite
forget it; forget what I just said; scratch that; check that
trivial; not amounting to much; not enough to cause a problem; not as much as expected
Tokyo Skytree; broadcasting tower with observation deck in Sumida ward, Tokyo, Japan
local downpour; severe rain fall
humanism; love for humanity
nuclear power generation; nuclear electricity generation
tiered doll stand (for hina dolls); tiered platform; tiered gallery
sudden outbreak; accidental; incidental
to that degree; that much; a lot; very much
top news; front-page news; lead story
humorous; funny; amusing; laughable; hilarious; comical
to put it in an extreme way; to put it in extreme terms
loop line; (transportation) belt line
black rain; heavily polluted, radioactive rain sometimes following an atmospheric nuclear explosion (esp. that of Hiroshima)
a find; windfall; bargain
group suicide; mass suicide; arranged suicide of two or more people
brief moment; blink of an eye (time span)