major progress; huge advance
head (of a university department); chairperson
phone duty; being on call
black kite (Milvus migrans)
to live together; to be close friends; (lit.) to eat out of the same pot
revolution; rotation; turning; turning (an aircraft or ship)
decoration; ornamental item; decompensated congestive heart failure
I'm sorry to have kept you waiting
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
just; fair; proper; reasonable
to appear in the newspaper
strangulation; strangling
accusation; complaint; charge; legal action
bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu
critical (condition); serious
a little bit; a little while
great depth; bottomless; great height
central government office; head office; this office
living; being alive; freshness; liveliness; situation in which a group of stones cannot be captured because it contains two or more gaps (in go); stet
to find fault (with); to cavil (at); to carp (about); to throw a wet blanket (on); to throw cold water (on); to jinx
twenty-ninth day of the month; twenty-nine days
to pulverize; to break into pieces; to beat to a pulp; to defeat completely; to crush
Miyazaki (city, prefecture)
head; hair (on one's head); leader; chief; top; tip
gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else