to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
renewal; update; innovation; improvement
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
talking while standing; standing around talking
Kagoshima (city, prefecture)
purple fleshed sweet potato (any one of several different such)
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
confection of sweetened beans wrapped in wheat-flour dough (in the shape of a sword guard); (arch.) metal sword guard; (arch.) polearm
to relax; to feel at home
living; lifestyle; living room
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
telephone call; telephone (device)
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
to be frank with you; to tell you the truth; I'm going to lay my cards on the table
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain; England
memento (from a dead person); souvenir; keepsake; orphan; posthumous child
whereabout; about where; how much
(most) important; principal; pivotal; key; cardinal
truth; reality; seriousness; logical truth; printed style writing; star performer
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
Ebisu; god of fishing and commerce
carelessness; careless mistake; wetting oneself; soiling oneself; (arch.) crude; (arch.) coarse
to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order
to feign ignorance; to evade one's responsibilities
examination paper; examination script; answer sheet; answer (to an exam question)
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
standard; set; routine; decided
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look