light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
business trip; official trip
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
fishing; angling; change (for a purchase); clickbaiting; trolling; writing deliberately inflammatory posts online
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
adds force or indicates command
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
that's a different matter; that's a different story
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
still having a very small chance; still having a tiny shred of hope
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
seashore; beach; food wrapped in nori
to fall behind the times; to miss out (on an opportunity); to miss the boat; (lit.) to miss the bus
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
no!; no no!; no, not at all
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
sorry; excuse me; thank you
whereabout; about where; how much
Ginza (shopping district in Tokyo); (Edo period) silver mint
Nagano prefecture (Chūbu area)
company president; manager; director
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
well then ...; in that situation; in which case