to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
system; organization; organisation; architecture
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
to discuss; to talk together
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable
shortage of talented people; shortfall in human resources
very; much; greatly; a lot of
viewing as a problem; problematizing
solution; solution strategy
strange; unexpected; (by) chance; unusual; curious
presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
little power; little influence; (one's) poor ability; limited ability; what little one can do
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
vintage awamori; awamori aged in cask for at least three years
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
foil; (gold, etc.) leaf; prestige
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
godsend; lifesaver; timely offer; windfall
confused (situation); great fuss; much wrangling
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
number of persons; personnel
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
employment (long term); hire
children; sons; (lit.) children and younger brothers; young people
violent (fight); slashing and striking; hand-to-hand
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity