all-Japan; all-Japan championships; (Japanese) national championships
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
sacrificial pawn; sacrificed piece; sacrifice
snugly; cosily; carefree; easily; freshly made and still warm; imprudently
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
Chiba prefecture (Kanto area)
interlude (in traditional Japanese music); chanting or clapping along (during a song or dance); interjection
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
sharing with others what has been given to you; sharing a portion of the profit with others
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
piece; fragment; one (object)
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
downsizing by laying off part-time and temp. workers
big mouth; mouth opened wide; boastful speech; tall talk; large amount; large quantity
customer; client; client company; business connection; trade partner
achievement; performance; results; work; contribution
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
personal history; curriculum vitae; resume
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
rejection (of an application)
notice; notification; report; posting
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to be put at a disadvantage; to get the short end of the stick
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
irregular employment; atypical employment
shopping; purchased goods
one's student (esp. a former one); one's pupil; one's disciple
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
to look forward to something