one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
Tōhoku region (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku region
Nagano (city, prefecture)
general manager; director-general
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
(social) class; rank; grade
superintendent supervisor; assistant commissioner (UK, Aus. etc.)
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
secretary (government); director; chief
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to call out; to ask someone to come
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
knowing; (an) acquaintance