listen!; you see; mind you; remember
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
an issue being settled; a case being closed
Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare; MHLW
outsourcing; contracting out; ordering with an outside supplier
personal business; sole proprietorship
chief; main; principal; important
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
concern; circumstance which is becoming a problem; case (court)
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
to be worth it; to pay; to be profitable
senior high school student
to accept (something) with thanks
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
base (military, expedition, etc.); enthusiast; maniac; fanatic
(wheeled) vehicle; car; (railroad) car; (railway) carriage; rolling stock
estimate (of costs); budget
license; licence; permission; driver's license
to talk; to chat; to chatter
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge
improper; inappropriate; unjust; unfair; unreasonable
that's the way it is; such is life
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
hypothetical form (of verbs and adjectives in modern Japanese); conditional form
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment
to have a talk; to tell a story
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
seashore; beach; food wrapped in nori
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
hasty; rash; impatient; restless; quick (to draw conclusions, make decisions, etc.)
self-satisfied look; triumphant expression
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; neglecting (e.g. one's studies); leaving unattended
dive (e.g. into water); diving; dive (of an aircraft)
opposite side; opposition