shepherd; German shepherd
wooded country; wooded (timber) region; woodland; woodlands
Okayama (city, prefecture)
to show up; to appear; to turn up
report; notification; tip; message (in information and communication theory)
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
godsend; lifesaver; timely offer; windfall
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
to connect (with a different flight, train, etc.); to make a connection; to change (planes, trains, etc.)
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
this world; this life; world of the living
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to lie on top of each other; to overlap; to pile up
northern sea; North Sea; Hokkaido
subterranean rumbling; earth tremor
manners; courtesy; etiquette
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
jumping to a hasty conclusion
last night; yesterday evening
to cross the ocean (i.e. to go to or come from overseas)
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)