byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; excuse
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
timewasting; killing time
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
future (usually near); prospects
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
consultation hours; surgery hours
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
out of the question; unthinkable; impossible
to be powered on; to be turned on
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
Shizuoka prefecture (Chūbu area)
inspection; examination; check
Shizuoka (city, prefecture)
Suruga (former province located in the central and northern parts of present-day Shizuoka Prefecture)
personal use; private use
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
licence; license; permit; certificate (of qualification)
Matsuyama (city in Ehime)
transport; freight; shipping
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else