Yamanashi (city, prefecture); wild nashi (Pyrus pyrifolia var. pyrifolia); wild Japanese pear
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
starting up (e.g. business, computer)
person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
to detain; to check; to restrain
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold
substitute lecturing; substitute lecturer
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
second year of junior high school; second-year junior high school student
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
rather; better; instead; if anything
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
have a good day; take care; see you
Chiba prefecture (Kanto area)
town; city; municipal; urban
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to scramble for; to struggle for; to contend for; to fight for
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
an eye for people; the ability to judge character
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
to employ; to hire; to charter
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly