center; centre; middle; Chūbu region (incl. Aichi, Nagano, Shizuoka, Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa, Fukui, Yamanashi and Gifu prefectures)
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
original plan; original bill; original motion; draft
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
no good; not allowed; not acceptable; outtake; blooper; retake
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
entrusting (something to a person); consignment (of goods); putting in someone's charge; trust; commission
book making (binding, publishing)
factory; plant; mill; workshop
to be finished; to be completed; to be done
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
how; in what way; how about; questionable
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to anticipate; to foresee
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
together; at the same time; same; identical
worry; care; concern; ennui; boredom
restaurant with only set meals
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
sunken kotatsu; low table over a hole in the floor (may have a heat source underneath and a hanging quilt to retain warmth)
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
Nichiren sect; Tendai sect; Lotus Sutra
set meal; special (of the day)
burr (e.g. chestnut); bur; cupule; case
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon
well-bred; of good upbringing
speech; expression; wording; language
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
object of romantic interest
one's heart rate; pulse rate
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
one after another; one after the other; in rotation; exchanging one after the other; changing repeatedly
embarrassed smile; embarrassed laugh; bashful smile