crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
Nagano (city, prefecture)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
son of a distinguished family; son of a noble
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
discrepancy; discord; disagreement; mismatch; dissonance
by means of; due to; because of; according to
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
(coming to an) agreement; consent; mutual understanding; accord; consensus
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
suffix for familiar person
that is to say; so that means
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
pupil in ... year; student in ... year
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person