casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
home area; home town; local
broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
program (e.g. TV); programme
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
emergency early warning (cellphone, email, etc.); emergency alert
announcer; presenter; broadcaster; in-house television talent who does on-location fluff pieces for variety shows
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
act of terror; terrorist attack
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
large number (of); many; majority
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
prefecture (Japan); county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (France); province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse
position; location; base; point; site
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
unable to contain oneself; itching to do something; cannot sit still
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
congestion (e.g. traffic); delay; stagnation
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to push aside; to push one's way through
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
witnessing; observing; sighting
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
on the road; on the street; in the street; on the way