son-in-law taken (adopted) into family
Kagoshima (city, prefecture)
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
person from the same province, town, village, etc.
notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card
address book; list of addresses; mailing list
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
producer (film, TV, etc.)
with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly
educational program (TV, radio)
official announcement; proclamation
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
difficult problem; challenge
to manage something successfully; to be successful
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
being blocked (and contained); reduced circumstances
president (of a society); chairman
(world of) politics; political world; political circles
profiting while others fight
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to be forward; to be impertinent
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
making doubly sure; insurance run (baseball); points scored for good measure
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
sailing; marching; going out; dispatch
under the command (of); under the banner (of); influenced (by)
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion