fast walking; semi-jogging
military discipline; military regulations; military rules
to leave (something) undone; to neglect (a duty, task, etc.); to break (a promise, appointment, etc.); to stand (someone) up
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
under the staircase; understairs
spare energy, time or money; remaining strength; reserve power; money to spare
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
faint outlines of an island; vague shape of an island; silhouette of an island
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
worry; care; concern; ennui; boredom
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
not revealing (thoughts, feelings); not breathing a word
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton
hey; hello; wow; oh; oomph; heave-ho
business district; office complex
president (of a society); chairman
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
warming (limbering) up; warming-up exercises
Kyushu region (sometimes incl. the Nansei Islands)
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
credibility; authenticity; confidence; reliability
to pick out item(s) from a group to keep
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
taking on one's share (e.g. of work); dividing (work, expenses, etc.) between; apportionment; allotment; allocation; assignment
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
emergency measure; emergency procedures; first-aid treatment; stop-gap treatment; temporary repairs
meeting; greeting; welcome
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
morning assembly (at a company, school, etc.); morning gathering
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
to give one's life; to lay down one's life
to be softened; to calm down
emotional scars; mental trauma
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
favoritism; favouritism; partiality; prejudice; bias
to have a tendency to; to be liable to; to have a touch of; to have a smack of
abuse; misuse; misappropriation; using to excess