evacuation advisory; official advice to evacuate
closure (of a road); suspension of traffic; road closed; closed to traffic; no through road
traffic restrictions; traffic control
Japan Self-Defense Forces; JSDF; self-defence force; self-defense force
sailing; marching; going out; dispatch
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
under investigation; under consideration; under review; pending (decision, etc.); awaiting verification
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
rest; break; recess; intermission
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
volume (sound level); volume (books); volume; substantial quantity (e.g. hearty meal); any kind of adjustment knob, not necessarily for sound
silver hair; gray hair; grey hair
to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate
the way one talks; one's way of speaking
normalcy; normality; normal
to let down one's guard; to relax one's guard
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
tedious; boring; being fed up with
(someone else's) daughter
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
Japanese writing paper (lined with a square grid, one square per character); manuscript paper
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
announcer; presenter; broadcaster; in-house television talent who does on-location fluff pieces for variety shows
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
fast-talking; rapid talking
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
to make snide remarks; to put into bad mood
not holding on; not using the hands; letting go one's hold; lack of reserve (in expressing one's emotions); lack of restraint; openly (saying)
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited