completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
reality; actuality; hard fact
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
foreign-owned enterprise; company with capital participation by a foreign company; foreign-affiliated firm; alien corporation; foreign company
reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance
the other day; a few days ago
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
study of foreign languages; linguistics
accounting; finance; bill (at a restaurant); check; accountant; treasurer
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
pachinko parlor; pachinko hall
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
hired car with driver; chauffeur-driven vehicle for hire
increasing; uploading; posting (e.g. content); close-up; finishing shooting (of a film, etc.); upswept hairstyle; being up (i.e. leading in sports)
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
to be bulky; to be unwieldy; to grow voluminous
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
Harbour Ward (e.g. in Tokyo)
Shibuya, a special ward in Tokyo
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)