latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
traffic report; information on traffic flow; transportation information
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
audience (with a person of high standing); eye-level
in order; in turn; one by one
barrier; gate; seki (in go); mutual life
Yue (kingdom in ancient China; 6th C-334 BCE); Vietnam
traditional Japanese medicine
highway; freeway; expressway; motorway
to have something (likely) come to mind; to be reminded of something; to understand a point
service (bus, train); operation; motion; revolution; movement
area on Japan Sea side of Japan, including Niigata
overhead power line; aerial wiring; overhead line (for trains, trams, etc.); overheard wire
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
job transfer; job relocation; intra-company transfer
half; biracial person (esp. half-Japanese); person of mixed parentage
to rinse; to wash out; to have one's revenge; to wipe out a disgrace
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
change; transition; vicissitudes