conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
internal conditions; true state of affairs
uncle (younger than one's parent)
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
possession; ownership; Tibet; Tibetan people
image; figure; figure; form; image
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
worker; breadwinner; supporter; able person; able man; productive worker
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
heaps; a lot; plenty; with a thud
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
headquarters; head office; main office
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
orpiment; gamboge; falsification; alteration
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
bad reputation; disgrace; unpopularity
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
research funds (expenses)
pay; salary; wages; allowance; grant; supply
pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
technology association; technology institute; technical cooperation
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
leading figure; prominent figure; big name; star actor (of a troupe)
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
self-styled humanitarian; person acting under the pretence of chivalry while participating in gangs and engaging in gambling
Miyazaki (city, prefecture)
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
great man; hero; master mind
adviser; advisor; consultant