consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
of course; certainly; naturally
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
as much as one wants; as many as one wants; all that one wishes for
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
Shibuya, a special ward in Tokyo
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
the capital city (often Tokyo) area (typically within 50 km of city's centre) (center)
every place; various places
traffic restrictions; traffic control
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
closure (of a road); suspension of traffic; road closed; closed to traffic; no through road
early dawn; grey of morning; gray of morning
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
sponsors of rikishi or their stables
junction; system interchange (between highways)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
congestion (e.g. traffic); delay; stagnation
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
public highway; local street; open road; ordinary road
police; police officer; police station