to pursue an illusion; to pursue a fantasy; to pursue phantoms
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
foreigner (esp. one of European ancestry); different person
moat; fosse; trench; underground air-raid shelter; dugout
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
class president; head class representative
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
NHK; Japan Broadcasting Corporation
fierce fight; close contest
shopping; purchased goods
to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
to hurry (up); to press; to urge on
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
a few minutes later; after a few minutes
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
control (by the state); controlling; coordination; air traffic control
(Japanese) Meteorological Agency; JMA
to keep secret; to conceal
news flash; prompt report; bulletin; quick announcement
city centre (center) (esp. capital city); urban centre; heart of city a metropolis
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
conversely; on the contrary
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
rebuilding; reconstruction; rehabilitation; protoform reconstruction
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
departure (of a train, car, etc.); starting; leaving
eleventh day of the month; eleven days
to shake one's head (in denial)
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue