member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
Japan Self-Defense Forces; JSDF; self-defence force; self-defense force
to play a central role; to take a leading part
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
to get off; to abandon (a ship or vehicle)
rolling stock; railroad cars; wheeled vehicles
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
evacuees; displaced persons; refugees
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
those (near the second person)
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
(computer) monitor; consumer who comments on products, television programs, etc. (programmes); program or utility that monitors a program or activity
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
sandstorm; noise (video); snow
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
balcony; veranda; verandah; porch
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
lined curtain; opaque curtain
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to pull a wry face; to screw one's face up; to pucker one's face; to scowl; to grimace; to frown
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
scene; spectacle; sight; view
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly