group with a common interest (e.g. students); club (e.g. company sports club); circle; circle (shape)
landing; alighting; touch down
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
in the end; at the end of the day
(stroke of) luck; (unexpected) good fortune; godsend; windfall
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
clear as day; plain as day; patently obvious; (lit.) clearer than watching a fire
insertion; letter drop; sending to a prisoner; thing sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
monthly publication; monthly issue
harvest; crop; fruits (of one's labors); gain; catch (fishing); bag (hunting)
stratification; hierarchization; layering; tiering
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
inevitable; inescapable; unavoidable
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain
around the world; throughout the world
plural; multiple; plural (number)
to put together; to combine; to join together; to match against (e.g. in a sport)
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
17th day of the month; 17 days
Fukuoka Prefecture (Kyūshū)
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
becoming clear; coming to light; being ascertained; being identified; being confirmed
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
I don't care; fine, whatever; that's okay; sure, go ahead
to cry in bed; to cry oneself to sleep; to weep secretly in bed; (lit.) to moisten one's pillow (with one's tears)
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especially
communication skills; communication ability
(something) like that; that sort of; resembling; seemingly authentic; genuine-looking; realistic
way; method; means; resource; course
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)