normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
first day returning to work after the New Years holiday; first task at a new job; newcomer's first job
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation
leader; authority; mainstay
to gather; to collect; to assemble
happy event; auspicious event; matter for congratulation
to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
intelligence gathering; information gathering
than; from; out of; except; but; more
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction; kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to face; to go towards; to head towards
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
unification; bringing together; generalization; control; supervision
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
construction; architecture (of buildings)
rush; rush hour; rush print (in films, anime, etc.); lighter aboard ship; LASH
fever (state of excitement)
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
excess; surplus; superabundance
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
essential part; indispensable part; unavoidable part; front and back matter (of a book, magazine, etc.)
the other day; a few days ago
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)