to (seem) eager to; to want to; to be anxious to
marimo (variety of algae, Cladophora aegagropila); round green algae; Cladophora ball; lake ball; moss ball
since one's birth; in one's whole life; all one's life
tacit understanding; unspoken agreement
fishing grounds; permitted fishing zone
honest; respectable; respectable occupation (i.e. not yakuza, prostitute, etc.); person in a respectable occupation
normal duties; (one's) regular work
rough; rowdy; wild; rough person; rowdy person
section manager; section chief
lesson; section (in an organization); division; counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)
vice-chief; vice-director; assistant director; deputy manager
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
within a company; in-house; within a shrine; shrine precincts
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
trial and tribulation; hardships; privations; difficulties
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
to cross the ocean (i.e. to go to or come from overseas)
propriety; right and wrong; advisability; pro and con; ayes and noes
breaking one's ties (with); breaking off (from); pulling out (of)
to send to; to deliver; to escort (a person) home
freedom; free man; free woman
inspection; examination; survey
second; number two; runner-up
vertical line; bar line (e.g. in music)
two by two; by twos; as a couple
laziness; shirking; impudent; brazenly dishonest
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
to take advantage of (someone's) weakness
all over (the place); throughout; everywhere; every inch; every part; from head to toe
indigenous people; native people; aborigines
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt