payment in advance; advance payment; payment on delivery (e.g. business-reply mail, collect phone calls); forerunner
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
unwelcome; nerdish; unpopular
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
time; hour; period; class
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
job hunting; job searching
finding employment; getting a job
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to employ; to hire; to charter
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
company president; manager; director
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
than; from; out of; except; but; more
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
Matsuyama Chiharu (1955.12-)
myself; yourself; I; me; you
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
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)