at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
Fukuoka (city, prefecture)
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
retention; maintenance; preservation
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
all-time high (price, in trading); record high; new high
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
(examination) comments and marks; rating
nasty; mean; heartless; inconsiderate; selfish
mission; delegation; transmission
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
to turn completely into; to become completely
next term; next period; next version; next release
Japan's best; number one in Japan
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
every region of the country; all corners of the country; nationwide
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
soon; shortly; nearly; almost
such a thing; something like that
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
to resign oneself (to); to reconcile oneself (to); to accept (e.g. defeat); to give up
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
recital (i.e. of music, by a pupil); presentation (e.g. product launch)
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
lower grades of primary school (first, second, and sometimes third grades)
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
whether one wants to or not; without choice
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
one's share; one's portion
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly