just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
Kumamoto (city, prefecture)
north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
area struck (by some disaster); location of a disaster
manly; sportsmanlike; pure (heart, actions, etc.); upright; (arch.) unsullied (e.g. scenery or object); (arch.) pure
unfaithfulness; infidelity; unchastity
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
company name; name of a company
complete change; reform; restoration; remodeling; remodelling; renewal
achievement; performance; results; work; contribution
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
single word; a few words; brief comment
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
to recall; to remember; to recollect
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
again (and again); once again; yet again; (there you go) again
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
fluttering (esp. of thick or heavy material); piece of dangling cloth, paper, metal, etc.
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety