close to the wall; alongside the wall
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
Imperial Household Agency
vice-chief; vice-director; assistant director; deputy manager
woman; female; feminine gender
(TV or radio) entertainer; television personality; talent; skill; talent (ancient unit of weight and currency)
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
environment; circumstance
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier; leading; overseeing; leader
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
the Sheep (eighth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Ram; hour of the Sheep (around 2pm, 1-3pm, or 2-4pm); south-southwest; sixth month of the lunar calendar
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
environmental destruction
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
to use completely; to use up; to exhaust; to exhaust somebody's civility; to give up (on someone)
declaration; proclamation; announcement
going through; going via; going by way of
Japan Self-Defense Forces; JSDF; self-defence force; self-defense force
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
prediction; prophecy; prognostication
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
to be profitable; to yield a profit
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion