periodic; regular; routine
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
to become better; to improve
Golden Week (early-May holiday season in Japan)
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
hey; hello; wow; oh; oomph; heave-ho
(traffic) congestion; traffic jam; gridlock; delay; stagnation
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
messy; confused; chaotic; in a nagging manner; (complaining) about various things
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
high ground; elevation; hill; plateau
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to add up to; to advance (in price)
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
to have legs; to be able to get around; to be a good runner
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
Rio; Rio de Janeiro (abbr)
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
on the occasion of; at the time of
things to note; matters that require attention; important points; considerations; precautions; suggestions
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
having; holding; wear; durability; shouldering (an expense); being responsible (for paying)
payment in advance; advance payment; payment on delivery (e.g. business-reply mail, collect phone calls); forerunner
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
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; part-timer
job hunting; job searching
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
Matsuyama Chiharu (1955.12-)