declaration; proclamation; announcement
to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
to pause; to have a short intermission
to punish (e.g. a child, etc.)
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
by all means; by all costs
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
(metropolitan) prefecture (of Osaka and Kyoto); the centre or seat (of) (center); (government) office; fu; historical administrative unit in China, Korea and Vietnam
surgery; department of surgery (hospital, etc.)
multi-tenant building; building containing a mixture of businesses, shops and residential apartments
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
inside the House; inside the Diet; inside the hospital
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
(hospital) nurse; registered nurse; RN
document; official papers
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
to have a warped view; to be jaundiced; to feel that one has been unfairly treated; to be jealous; to be envious
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
unbearable; intolerable; insufferable
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
pale; pallid; bluish-white
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
intonation; accent; modulation; inflection
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
materials; data; document
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
confident; full of confidence; cocky; full of oneself