nesting hole; burrow; den
close to the wall; alongside the wall
suited figure; person in a suit
commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane
pull-top; pop-top; pop top; pull tab
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
(train) station attendant; station employee; station staff
weak; weakly; feeble; frail; delicate; faint (voice, sunlight, etc.)
what's what; heads or tails
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal (e.g. to the public); to urge; to exhort
ticket barrier; ticket gate; wicket
nth period (e.g. nth class in school day)
broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement
out-of-school; off-campus
as soon as possible; ASAP
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
Greater Tokyo Metropolitan area; metropolitan area (of a capital)
to follow in succession; to happen one after another
occurrence; incidence; generation (of power, heat, etc.); production; ontogeny; development
to forbid; to ban; to prohibit; to suppress (a feeling, laughter, etc.); to hold back (e.g. tears)
outline; summary; gist; roughly; about; nearly
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
announcer; presenter; broadcaster; in-house television talent who does on-location fluff pieces for variety shows
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
victim (esp. someone killed); casualty
prefecture (of Japan); county (of China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (of France); province (of Italy, Spain, etc.)
maintenance company; management company; proprietary company
self-restraint; voluntary restraint; self-imposed control; self-discipline
proposal; offer; report; proposition; notice; request
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
course; route; path; process; stages
becoming clear; coming to light; being ascertained; being identified; being confirmed
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged