base (of operations); site; location; center; foothold; stronghold
Fukuoka (city, prefecture)
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
labor; labour; toil; trouble; pains; work
to get along; to add (one's own concordant voice, etc.)
(the) second (party, rank, etc.); B (grade); stylish; chic; strange; quaint
secret; hidden; unseen; inward
edition; version; plate; block; counter for editions of a publication
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
saving (e.g. time, money, resources); economising; economizing
to come to nothing; to go down the drain; to go up in smoke
to slip out (e.g. of a comment, remark, etc.); to utter unintentionally; to pour from one's lips (of words); to flow freely (of speech); to rush out of one's mouth
stillness; silence; quiet; hush; calm; serenity
lately; recently; these days
resonance; sympathetic vibration
to come to know; to perceive; to realize; to realise; to become aware (of)
lightly; wide (open); gapingly; suddenly; unexpectedly
relationship; connection; involvement; entanglement; implication (e.g. in a crime)
death penalty; capital punishment
infection; contagion; becoming infected; being infected (e.g. with harmful ideas); being influenced (by)
indulgence (esp. in the Catholic Church); pardon; excuse; justification; making amends for a previous misdoing
to shake; to waver; to tremble
crossing without meeting (e.g. letters in the post, people on the road); going astray; difference of opinion; misunderstanding; estrangement
business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown
purveyor (to the Imperial Household, etc.); company (or restaurant, place, etc.) that caters to or is popular with a specific clientele
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
companion; company; tritagonist; second supporting character
(having) two choices; choice between two things
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
runner-up; second (in a race)
plain; unfigured; patternless; solid (color)
several years; a few years
on the one hand ... (and on the other ...); on one side
boomerang; swim briefs; Speedos
average; ordinary; normal
bill (at a restaurant); check
to glare; to dazzle; to glitter
to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to sink into (one's mind); to be (deeply) ingrained; to be instilled