discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
that; the matter in question
to recall; to remember; to recollect
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
present; gift; to give a present or gift
ninth day of the month; nine days
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
to be surprised; to be astonished
Japanese citizen; Japanese citizens
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
outline of the Sun (esp. represented as a red circle); the Japanese flag
in that way; thus; so; so?
hinomaru bento (contains plain white rice with a single red umeboshi on top)
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
that is to say; so that means
(committee) chairman; president
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
Japan's best; number one in Japan
smoothly; frictionlessly; easily
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
Kumamoto (city, prefecture)
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
the reverse; other side; lining
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
to continue; to keep up; to keep on