at the very beginning of one's speech; the first thing (one) says after opening the mouth
madness; craziness; insanity
trip abroad; overseas travel
season (period in which regulated games are played); season (division of the year); season (of a TV show, etc.); season (for doing something, e.g. ski season, entrance examination season)
business trip; official trip
greenhouse; hothouse; conservatory; glasshouse
to join; to piece together; to set (bones); to graft (onto a tree)
patch; patching; join; joining; successor; heir
Shizuoka (city, prefecture)
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste
calling someone directly (by telephone); phone number
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
sphere; counter for balls
implication; hidden meaning; latitude; atmosphere; tone; sentiment
to let out a cry; to shout
to create a debt in one's favor (e.g. by doing someone a favor); to create an obligation in one's favor
interest (on a loan, deposit, etc.)
dealing appropriately (with a situation); taking proper measures; handling (an issue) carefully; making the best of (a bad bargain)
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
point of uncertainty; unclarified issue; doubt
efficiency; moment (i.e. magnetic moment)
useless; vain; aimless; idle
fourteenth day of the month; fourteen days
fighting scene; scene of carnage (bloodshed); location of the fight between the Asuras and Shakra; difficulties (in a love relationship); crunch time (esp. for cartoonists)
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
money-making; commercialized; commercialised
attitude that with the state as one's boss, normal fiscal accountability can be dispensed with; dependence on the central government; attitude of those who assume their jobs are safe because they are government employees
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
organization name; organisation name
pretending not to know; feigning ignorance
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)