won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
pardon me for leaving (first)
marshy rice field or paddy
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
to be needed; to be wanted
uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
delivery; transfer; hand-over
running alone; running solo; having a large lead (over the others); being far ahead (of everyone else); having one's own way; ignoring others' opinions and acting as one wishes
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to volunteer; to undertake a challenge
these guys; these fellows
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to let spoil; to leave to rot; to cause to rot; to discourage; to dishearten
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
thickly; heavily; richly; severely; strongly
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
tonkatsu; breaded pork cutlet
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
no!; no no!; no, not at all
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing