fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
change; alternation; rotation; replacement; substitution; shift
stability; steadiness; consistency; stable
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
both (people); the two of them
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
information board; building directory
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
what kind of; what sort of; what
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
extinction; extermination; eradication; stamping out; wiping out
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
at that time; in those days
Toyama (city, prefecture)
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
fishing industry; fishery
to collect; to assemble; to gather
birth and growth; giving birth and raising; development; breeding
environment; surroundings; circumstances
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; (arch.) deftly finishing up; (arch.) putting on the final touches
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
former boyfriend; ex-boyfriend
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)