fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)
myself; yourself; I; me; you
Hyogo (prefecture); armory; armoury; arsenal
burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
early; right away; at once; early time; early stage (in one's life, etc.)
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
no problem; it doesn't matter
alone; by oneself; on one's own
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
portrait photo; mug shot; face shot; photograph of a person's face
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
greatly; very much; thanks a lot
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
systems engineer; systems engineering; sales engineer; sound effect
reform bill; reform proposal; amendment
about; on; regarding; per; for every
someone; a certain person
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
equality; impartiality; evenness
ex-husband; former husband
police; police officer; police station; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody
going along voluntarily to be questioned by police