lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
spending time with one's family on one's day off work; family duty
to change completely; to switch (to); to shift (to another mode)
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
to succeed; to bear fruit
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
near oneself; close to one; familiar
scholarship; stipend; bursary; student loan
mishearing; (feigned) deafness; homophonic translation of song lyrics for comic effect
to be charged with a mission
(another's) spirit; God's heart or spirit; Lord's will
to keep away; to keep at a distance
safely; without incident; without mishap; in peace; peacefully; quietly
Catholic priest; abbe; reverend father; minister; padre
to congratulate; to celebrate
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
clergyman; churchman; clergy
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
old body; aged person; elderly person
competent; suitable; qualified
to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
notice; attention; observation
live broadcast (radio, TV); live coverage
record high; all-time high
sharing; share (on social media); market share
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to resign oneself (to); to reconcile oneself (to); to accept (e.g. defeat); to give up
the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain
broadcast license; broadcast licence
cancellation; withdrawal; abolition; revocation; cancel; CAN