shell (of crab, tortoise, etc.); carapace; person's back; years of experience
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to say no more; to sink into silence
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
government; administration
to send (something unsolicited); to send without the receiver's request
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
advance notice; previous note; preliminary announcement; trailer (film, TV); preview
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
NHK; Japan Broadcasting Corporation
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
that is to say; so that means
to feel that something is true or actually happening; to hit one (realization, thought); to sink in
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
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
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
equally; thoroughly; all over; uniformly; without exception; all around
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept