from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
commencing with; including
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; Heian period (794-1185)
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
ending; conclusion; join; union; knot; knotting
flower offering; floral tribute; laying flowers
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
Hachikō; Akita dog that waited every day at Shibuya station for the return of his owner (1923-1935)
image; figure; figure; form; image
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
surrounding at a distance
photographer; cameraman; camera operator; cinematographer
to surround; to crowd around
interview (i.e. television, newspaper, etc.)
beforehand; in advance; previously
all companies; each company
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
press corps; group of reporters
official residence (e.g. of the prime minister)
cabinet meeting; meeting of ministers
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
fast-talking; rapid talking
to tuck up (e.g. skirt); to abridge; to cut short
to ask a question; to ask questions
as (for); for; in the capacity of
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
critical (condition); serious
prognostic symptoms; after-effect
to take measures; to take steps; to take action; to make a move
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
individual; one by one; separate; each
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
difficult to ...; hard to ...
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
group (of people); crowd; horde; throng; mob; multitude
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)