thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
cross; crossed; cruciform
fishing; collecting shells; fisherman
to look around; to look towards (us)
chasing after women; womanizing
to cease; to stop; to be over
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
keirin; cycle racing event, usu. 2km with a paced start and sprint finish
admission ticket; entrance ticket; platform ticket; ticket allowing a non-traveller access to a railway station platform
slightest notice; slightest consideration; slightest attention; a little thought; glance
people who share an interest; people of similar tastes; kindred minds
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
neighborhood association (established in Japan in 1940); neighbourhood association
sound of a gun; roar of cannon
to roar; to reverberate; to be well-known; to be famous; to palpitate; to throb
around the world; throughout the world
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
contrivance; managing (to raise money); one's financial condition
chorus; singing in a chorus
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
dying of illness; dying of natural causes
all compositions; the entire composition
3000; three thousand; many
violent emotion; passion; fury
(company) director; executive; top management; important post; role with heavy responsibilities
auditor; auditing student