loan shark; high-interest consumer finance firm
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to call out; to ask someone to come
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
House of Representatives (lower house of the National Diet of Japan)
ago; since; before; previous
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
surmise (about somebody's feelings); guess; conjecture
should; must; -able; probably; likely
interviewee; subject of an interview
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
adhesion; conglutination; collusion; collusive relationship
way; method; means; resource; course
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to one's heart's content; to one's complete satisfaction; as much as one likes; heartily; thoroughly; without restraint
not only ... but also; in addition to; consequently
Miyazaki (city, prefecture)
whispering into a person's ear
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
appetizer; starter; hors d'oeuvre
new era; new period; new age; new epoch