story; tale; talk; discussion
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
Tochigi (city, prefecture)
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
special duty; being in sole charge of a duty; senior managing director; executive director
Chamber of Commerce and Industry
quotation; abstract; selection; summary
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
boiled and half-dried bonito
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)
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
tape transcription; transcribing from recorded tape; audio-typing
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
standard language (used in government, education, etc.); standard Japanese
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
(a) dose; (a) puff; (a) smoke; lull; short rest
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
younger people; future generations
this one; this way; this method
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small