fire department (in Japan, composed of on call civilian firefighters)
number of events (e.g. accidents, crimes, meetings, housing starts, hits on a web page)
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
reserves (esp. troops); reserve army; potential members of some group (e.g. the elderly); people at risk (e.g. of a medical condition); wannabees
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
to wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken; to call (to mind); to bring back (memories); to evoke
continuous; nonstop; consecutive; ceaseless
professional job; profession
temporary employment or employee
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
local (rain, distribution, outbreak, etc.); localized; regional; isolated
natural disaster; cataclysm
anarchy; state of anarchy
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
revolution; rotation; turning; turning (an aircraft or ship)
light; lamp; counter for electric lights
compressed gas cylinder; aerosol spray can
helmet; hard hat; protective headgear
fortitude; perseverance; stoicism; patience
alongside a railway line, bus route, major thoroughfare, etc.
service (bus, train); operation; motion; revolution; movement
number of long thin objects (movies, TV programs, baseball games, etc.) (programmes)
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
laborer; labourer; blue-collar worker
member of the Japan Self-Defense Forces
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
to pile up; to accumulate
to fly around; to scatter
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
to tower over the surroundings