pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
medical care; medical treatment
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to enquire; to inquire; to seek information
space; room; vacancy; opening; free time; time to spare
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
university (college) professor
Hokuriku region of Honshu (incl. Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa and Fukui prefectures)
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
to thrust before; to thrust at
(company) director; executive; top management; important post; role with heavy responsibilities
cheering in chorus; saying in unison
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
since long ago; already; for quite a while; for some time now
National Aeronautics and Space Administration; NASA
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
gently; mildly; leniently; don't be too hard on me (us, them); go easy on me
sales pitch; sales lure; catchphrase
succession; continuation; series; sequence
person in the same line of business; people in the same trade; the trade; the profession
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
particularly; only; in the case of
foreign; abroad; overseas
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for