better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely
school store; co-op; purchasing department
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
announcer; presenter; broadcaster; in-house television talent who does on-location fluff pieces for variety shows
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
cathode-ray tube; CRT; Braun tube
way; style; ceremony; rite; wedding (ceremony); equation
with a clatter; with a rattle; persistently (complaining, etc.); annoyingly; messy; cluttered
dial-style (e.g. of phones)
no problem; no objection; it doesn't matter
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
Osaka Prefecture (Kinki area)
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
factory; plant; mill; workshop
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
world situation; world affairs
notice; notification; announcement; disclosure; declaration
eight minutes; triangular-swept clerical script (clerical script whose horizontal lines end in a noticeable triangular tail)
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
to surge; to well up; to gush out
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition
firm; strong; unbending; unyielding; uncompromising; stubborn
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
to stick (into); to pierce; to enter at full speed; to hit (e.g. the catcher's mitt) at speed
to break into fragments; to go to pieces
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)