greeting; a fine thing to say
extinguishing; dying out (of a fire); putting out
the other day; some time ago; recently
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
to call out; to ask someone to come
information; (brief) notice; letting someone know; first report; initial report
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; mercifully
it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie
arrival in Japan; coming to Japan; visit to Japan
economical; efficient; lean; compact
public acknowledgment; public acknowledgement; public recognition; commendation; awarding
whole year; entire year; n-th year anniversary
elementary; basic; rudimentary
one's mind; one's heart; one's intention
desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; being pinned under; being caught under; model; pattern
return; reaction; recovery; return (from a procedure)
awarding; conferment; granting; presentation
oden; dish of various ingredients, e.g. egg, daikon, potato, chikuwa, konnyaku, etc. stewed in soy-flavored dashi
to raise (to maturity); to bring up; to rear; to train; to educate
hot blood; warm blood; zeal; fervor; fervour
affidavit; deposition; testimony
to write out; to make a fair copy; to rewrite
review; reconsideration; revision
moving; touching; stirring
proxy; agent; substitute; deputy; alternate; representative
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
cruel; merciless; pitiless; tragic; horrible; terrible
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
to repeat; to be frequent
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
major; large; the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; major (key, scale, etc.); (oil) major
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
related to; in relation to
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
to be to the point; to hit the mark; to be relevant
I agree with you; it is as (someone) says
to remove; to move out of the way
producer (film, TV, etc.)
by all means; by all costs