to come to meet (someone); to come to pick up
operation (of a machine); running; driving (a vehicle); use (of capital, funds, etc.); management
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
scenery; scene; landscape
to state one's opinion; to offer one's opinion; to opine
different opinion; objection
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
extremely important; essential; vital; crucial
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
radiation therapy; radiotherapy
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
Hakata (old but still commonly used name for Fukuoka)
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
tool; implement; means; furniture
to begin (emphatically); to launch; to embark on
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
hygienic; healthy; healthful; sanitary
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
unsuited; inappropriate; improper; undeserved
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
tumour; tumor; growth; boil; ulcer; abscess
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
to be transparent; to show through