not asking (about); letting go unquestioned; disregarding; ignoring; overlooking
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
Hakata (old but still commonly used name for Fukuoka)
departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
seeing (someone) off; send-off; deferment; postponement; letting a pitch go by; wait-and-see attitude
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends); planetary ring
positive (e.g. thinking); positive; positive (pole); anode
to have sparkling eyes; to have shining eyes; to have a gleam in one's eyes
place where one works; construction site; working area
the same; the said; likewise
Sunday; nth day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
to cut down (grass, etc.; by swinging a sickle, scythe, etc.); to mow
unmarried person living affluently
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
section manager; section chief
yeah; you're right; that's right
business discussion; negotiation
to hesitate to say; to hem and haw; to falter in one's speech; to be stuck for a word; to mumble
assistant instructor; substitute instructor
man; male; masculine gender
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
glacial period; glacial epoch; glacial era; tough period; drought (of opportunities, jobs, etc.)
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
blameless; above reproach; beyond reproach; faultless; perfect
attendance; presence; appearance
wife and children; (arch.) wife
someone; a certain person
certain reasons; certain circumstances; professional constraints; (lit.) adult matters
things at hand; personal belongings
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
to look young; to seem young
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
to happen to ride together; to share a vehicle; to (operate a) carpool