maintenance and repair; upkeep (of equipment)
volunteer organization (organisation)
dark; gloomy; somber; depressing
rice field used to grow wheat
multifunction machine; combination printer-copier-scanner-fax
of great prominence or dignity
past forty; following right course
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; mercifully
storm area (winds of 25mps or more)
feeling sick (suddenly); feeling queasy; feeling nauseated; being angry (suddenly); being offended; being disgusted
ridiculous; stupid; foolish; absurd; laughable
to be afraid of making mistakes; to fear failing
long-play (record); long-playing; linear programming; line printer; laser printer; Liberal Party
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
Kagoshima prefecture (Kyushu)
copier; copy machine; photocopier
waypoint (e.g. with a GPS); checkpoint
eastern Japan (usu. east of the Chūbu region)
unable to read the situation; unable to pick up on the mood (e.g. of a conversation)
to return a favor (favour); to repay
western Japan (usu. Chūbu region and westward)
secretariat; executive office
drop-by-drop; dripping; dribbling; incessantly (esp. speaking, e.g. complaints, compliments); in great profusion
critic; reviewer; commentator
practice game; practice match; scrimmage; workout
half the face; one side; half; the other side; the reverse; the contrary
Japanese representative; Japanese delegate; Japanese delegation
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold
municipal office; council; city hall