startup; activation; bootstrap; startup company
preparations for a journey
manuscript; version; draft
making a killing; making easy money; robbery
tour conductor; tour guide
isolated island; outlying island; leaving an island
Indian summer (around November); mild late autumn weather; mild late fall weather
relative evaluation; comparative assessment
to hit the bottom; to bottom out
surprise; something unexpected
very stormy weather (at sea); very poor catch of fish (due to stormy seas)
to chastise; to punish; to discipline
remote (work, device, etc.)
novel coronavirus (esp. SARS-CoV-2)
face-to-face lesson; face-to-face class
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
without sparing time for sleep
new type; new style; new model; new strain (e.g. infectious disease)
infectious disease; infection
survivor's guilt; survivor guilt
cluster; clique; faction; fan group
to stay overnight; to stop (e.g. at a hotel)
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
corona; coronavirus; COVID-19
disaster; calamity; misfortune
craftsman; artisan; workman; carpenter
another method; another problem
the rise of the curtain; opening (of play); beginning (e.g. of an era); opening (festival, event, etc.)