(Japanese) Meteorological Agency; JMA
countermeasures headquarters; task force; countermeasures office; emergency headquarters
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
quickening; foetal (fetal) movement; fomenting (trouble)
to become entangled; to become complicated; to get mixed up; to screw up; to get caught up in
to be astonished to hear; to be incredulous about; to express disbelief; who do you think you're kidding by saying (that); what a laugh!
from the beginning; from scratch
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
having an audience with someone of very high social standing (e.g. the emperor)
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
proposal; offer; request; application
opening ceremony (of the school term)
very young; little; childish; immature
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
university or college offering four-year programs; the big four ...; the four major ...
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
manly; masculine; like a man
useless resistance; vain struggle
trip abroad; overseas travel
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
nationwide; countrywide; national; throughout the country
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum