guidance; leadership; leading the way
loveable; very likeable; like very much
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
strategic information system (SIS)
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
to live; to make a living; to get on with
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
Izumi (former province located in the southwest of present-day Osaka Prefecture)
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
jingling; (sound of) many people clapping together; healthy; robust; concluding successfully; (arch.) boiling (of water)
opening to the public (e.g. garden, etc.); read permission: anybody
Kōzuke (former province located in present-day Gunma Prefecture)
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
detached house; stand-alone house; single-family home
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
information technology; IT
enterprise; business; company; corporation
development; exploitation
business; trade; operations; sales
change (personnel); transfer; reshuffle
engineer; technical expert; technician; craftsperson
depression; low spirits; luxuriant (of vegetation)
psychiatry; psychiatric department
going to the hospital for regular treatment
(corporate) restructuring; downsizing; laying off people
depressed; bummed out; down; heavy-hearted; heavy-spirited; feeling reluctant (to do)
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
several times; once or twice