several times (as large, over)
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
interview; audience; meeting; (viewing) party
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
with a clatter; with a rattle; (almost) empty; (mostly) vacant; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
sundry; various; assorted
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
strictly; severely; rigidly
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
advance or retreat; moving forwards or backwards; course of action; behaviour; remaining in one's post or resigning; staying or leaving
to contemplate; to ponder; to think over; to turn over in one's mind; to reflect; to muse
to work without sleep or rest
fine weather (i.e. little or no clouds); fair weather; clear weather; clear sky; fair skies
to shine; to glow; to look attractive; to look nice; to be set off (by)
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
sillago (any fish of genus Sillago, esp. the Japanese whiting, Sillago japonica)
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
consequently; as a result
misfortune; ill fate; bad luck; obscurity
(social) class; rank; grade
captain (JASDF, JGSDF); lieutenant (senior grade; JMSDF)
first lieutenant; lieutenant junior grade
second lieutenant; sublieutenant; ensign
to be boiled; to be cooked
whispering; private talk; talking (during a class, lecture, etc.)
difficult voyage; stormy passage; hard flight; rough going; running into trouble; proceeding with difficulty
to be dazzled by; to be dizzied by; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.); (arch.) to become dark
in history; ever; historical
to be the subject of attention; to call people's attention; to be the rage; to be of interest
one country; the whole nation; the whole country; stubborn; obstinate
big and brawny; well built; gigantic
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
custom; general rule; convention; usually; generally; normally
commemorable; worth commemorating; momentous; monumental
to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse; to make a pretext of
centre; center; center fielder