man; male; masculine gender
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
head office; main office; main shrine; this company; this shrine
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
recommendation; referral; endorsement
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
how; in what way; how about
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
Fukuoka (city, prefecture)
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)