duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
establishing proof; demonstration; substantiation
administration; governance; the authorities; authority
preventive measure; recurrence prevention; relapse prevention
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
assembling a criminal case
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
ranking; toplist (e.g. of WWW sites)
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
lost article; something forgotten
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
sweet dumpling made with mochi flour and (sometimes) millet flour (famous product of Okayama); millet dumplings
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
sunrise; half-melon shaped bun
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
loveable; very likeable; like very much
summer vacation; summer holiday
Okayama (city, prefecture)
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not