Japanese national (esp. abroad); fellow countryman
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
leading actor; star; leading figure; central figure; key figure
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
interval; space; valley; gorge; loophole (in a wall); crenel
general; lieutenant general
to faint; to be exhausted
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
sorry; excuse me; thank you
family; members of a family
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
gate (for entry, boarding, etc.); gate; logic element
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
quarantine; medical inspection
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
bill; handbill; flier; flyer; leaflet; poster
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
witnessing; observing; sighting
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back