not at all; don't worry about it; forget about it
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
southern tip; southern end; southernmost part
untouched; unused; intact
vein (of ore); reef; streak; lode
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
belief; faith; adherence; espousal
supply base; storage depot
air transport; air lift; airlift
to wait expectantly; to await in anticipation
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
flight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip); mail; post; opportunity; chance
look!; there!; here!; that is
kouta; traditional ballad accompanied by shamisen
to row; to paddle; to pedal (a bicycle, etc.); to swing (on a swing); to work (a hand pump); to push through (a thicket, deep snow, etc.)
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
to wheedle a person into doing something; to carry a portable shrine
takeover (of a company, etc.); hijacking
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
head; dome; bean; nob; noggin
inquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
expansion; extension; enlargement; escape; ESC
construction; building; newly built ship; new boat; (another's) wife (usu. young); young, unmarried woman; wife of a samurai or wealthy tradesman
woodcutter; lumberjack; logger
politics; political manoeuvre; political maneuver
different thing; another question; different case
to ask (about); to inquire; to enquire; to question; to make sure of
to go to the bottom of an affair; to inquire into the origin
one's own flesh and blood; blood relative; kinsman; flesh and bone; (one's) body
job satisfaction; quality of work life; reason to work
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
early morning; early hours; early in the morning
cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)
way of eating; how to eat
unrefined (character, manners); mean; vulgar; bad taste; lacking style
way; manner; school (e.g. of flower arrangement); class; rate; flow