flour; meal; powder; dust
the place for; the time for; the level of
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to the very end; to the bitter end; to the last; to the hilt; thoroughly
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
place; room; margin; scope
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
very careful; thoroughly prepared
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
Matsuyama (city in Ehime)
ago; since; before; previous
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain; mine; colliery; owner of a mountain; operator of a mine
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
business trip; official trip
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
telecommunication equipment
going through; going via; going by way of
telco; telecommunications company; common carrier
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
agency; commission; reception (of guests); conveyance (of messages)
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
(handling) fee; charge (e.g. for a cancellation); commission; brokerage
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
function; facility; faculty; feature
retort; back talk; backchat
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
otherwise; if not; or else
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
just one person; only one