business trip; official trip
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
to hinder; to obstruct; to adversely affect
to become empty; to be emptied
to start work (on); to undertake; to start committing a crime; embarkation; launch
tone (of voice); manner of talking
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to grow in intensity; to be aggravated; to get worse; to develop
negligent; neglectful; careless; remiss
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
(in) her way; peculiar to her
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
drama club (e.g. at school); dramatic society
green grass; young (fresh) grass
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
selection (esp. from many people for an important job position); exceptional promotion
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
now that; since; so long as; because
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
golden-rayed lily (Lilium auratum)
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
maid; helper; help; assistance
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
drama; play; powerful drug
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
(school) athletic festival; sports day; field day
cancellation; writing off (a debt); indicating a long sound in kana; tug o' war; tug of war
performance (e.g. music, dance, pantomime, etc.)
fresh in one's mind; fresh in one's memory
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially