number of articles; quantity
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
piece; fragment; one (object)
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
guard; security (officer); guardsman
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
inspection; examination; check
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
tranquil; calm; quiet; peaceful
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
matter of time; question of time
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
Okayama (city, prefecture)
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
prefecture (Japan); county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (France); province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
to be conspicuous; to stand out
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
I see; that's right; indeed
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging