excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home
please sit down; please have a seat
trial product; prototype model
button (clothing); push-button
material; material properties; quality of material; quality of wood; quality of lumber
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
at once; immediately; right now
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
the way one works; one's working manner
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
petty; small-minded; stingy; poor (performance, etc.); bad; unskilled
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
president's office; director's office
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
Matsuyama (city in Ehime)
self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health
to talk; to chat; to chatter
article; news story; report; account
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
forward; officious; impertinent; intrusive
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
crossing without meeting (e.g. letters in the post, people on the road); going astray; difference of opinion; misunderstanding; estrangement
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
to subsist; to keep on living
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation