now; the present time; just now; another; more
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
at that time; in those days
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
university (college) professor
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
Hokuriku region of Honshu (incl. Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa and Fukui prefectures)
research and development; R&D
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
trial product; prototype model
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)