twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
overnight stay; stopover; inn; hotel; anchorage; night duty
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
all-Japan; all-Japan championships; (Japanese) national championships
company; corporation; workplace
to employ; to hire; to charter
subcontract; subcontractor (person or company)
although I say; although one might say; although called
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
college of music; school of music; music college
to be enrolled (in a college, course of study, etc.); to be a member (of an organization)
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
city electric train service operated by (former) Japanese National Railways
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
the aforementioned; the said; (man, incident, etc.) in question; the usual
right side; right-hand side
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
skyline; scenic mountain road
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
student (esp. a university student)
companion; company; tritagonist
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
when it becomes; when it comes to
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic