beginning of next week (usu. Monday); early next week
lodging together; training camp; boarding house
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
garden (esp. with trees); park
family vacation; family trip
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
fourth day of the month; four days
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
to gain on; to put pressure on; to close in on
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
cola (carbonated soft drink); kola tree (Cola acuminata, etc.); cola tree
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
joint together; opposite; facing
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
every month; each month; monthly
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel
snapping back (at someone); lashing out (despite being in the wrong); counterblast; counteroffensive; backlash
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
Minister for Foreign Affairs
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
way; method; means; (technical) specification