caster; newscaster; news anchor; anchorman
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
blank form; sheets of paper; sheet of paper
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
just above; right overhead
right side; right-hand side
person who notifies the police; informer; whistleblower; delator
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
not busy; unengaged; being free; leisure
left side; left-hand side
Fire and Disaster Management Agency (formerly: Fire Defense Agency) (Defence)
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
in full force; in great numbers; in droves; large-scale project; grand plan
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
continuation; continuance; going on; resuming
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
standing (committee); permanent (exhibit)
central government office; head office; this office
it is darkest under the lamp post; it's hard to see what is under your nose; go abroad to hear of home; you must go into the country to hear what news at London
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
pale; pallid; bluish-white
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
(ammunition) cartridge; shell case
disaster preparedness; prevention of damage resulting from a natural disaster; protection against disaster
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
non-inflammability; incombustibility
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
fall; drop; descent; coming down
relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening
to get twisted; to get crooked; to become twisted (of a mind, relationship, etc.); to become warped; to become troubled; to become complicated
action; operation; effect; function
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)