evacuation site; exposure; refuge shelter; shelter
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
headquarters; head office; main office
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
dying in vain; useless death; meaningless death
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
to send or direct a person to
recovery; rescue; recapture
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
not having enough workers; being understaffed; being undermanned; having nothing one can do about something; having no options
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
choices; alternatives; options
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
one's own discretion (idea, responsibility)
impossible to do (although wants to)
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression