school(s) with flexible, child-centred curricula
service center; call center
smoked food; smoking (fish, meat, etc.); smoked
competitive entrance examinations for prestigious kindergartens and elementary schools
to smoke (something); to fumigate; to oxidize; to oxidise
false accusations; unfounded suspicion; groundless charge; wet clothes
great depth; bottomless; great height
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
distinguished service; meritorious service
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
Yamanashi (city, prefecture); wild nashi (Pyrus pyrifolia var. pyrifolia); wild Japanese pear
central pillar (of a building); mainstay (e.g. of an economy); backbone (e.g. of a family); provider
location (e.g. of film shoot); remote (shoot at a remote location)
communication skills; communication ability
boiled and half-dried bonito
large-scale work; voluminous work; monumental work; great work; masterpiece
Bonin white-eye (Apalopteron familiare)
answering machine; answer phone
greeting; a fine thing to say
to envision how things will turn out (usu. unfortunate); to have foresight; to be able to see the future
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
(corporate) restructuring; downsizing; laying off people
job transfer; job relocation; intra-company transfer
alumni association; graduates' association; alumni meeting; class reunion
bell pepper; green pepper; pimiento; pimento; capsicum
fate; chance; relationship; tie