just to make sure; just to be sure; for confirmation; just in case; for caution's sake; by way of precaution
revolution; rotation; turning; turning (an aircraft or ship)
light; lamp; counter for electric lights
compressed gas cylinder; aerosol spray can
cooling; refrigeration; cooling down (of a political conflict, etc.); calming down
helmet; hard hat; protective headgear
fortitude; perseverance; stoicism; patience
places alongside a railway line, bus route, major thoroughfare, etc.
operation (of a bus or train service); service; running; movement (of a heavenly body); motion; revolution
number (of long, cylindrical things, movies, trains, home runs, etc.)
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
(blue-collar) worker; laborer; labourer
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)
midwinter; dead of winter
to pile up; to accumulate
to fly around; to scatter
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
ridge (of roof); back of a sword; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
to tower over the surroundings
national; founded and run by the central government
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor); research assistant
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; albite
reception (desk); information desk; receptionist; receipt; acceptance
fair-skinned; light-complexioned
crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)
progress; advance; improvement; development
(female) childcare worker; nursery school teacher
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
printout; (computer) printing