sushi; anything made with vinegared rice (may also contain vegetables, spices, fish, or other delicacies)
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
to be on track; to be going to plan; to enter orbit
public lavatory; public restroom
jade plant (Crassula argentea, Crassula ovata)
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
town; city; municipal; urban
modernization; modernisation
infrastructure improvement
godsend; lifesaver; timely offer; windfall
public works; public-works projects; public utilities
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
excreta; raw sewage; human waste; night soil
manure; fertilizer; fertiliser; compost
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
waste matter; waste; garbage; trash
(under) municipal management (transport, housing, etc.); city facility management
gas (state of matter, e.g. poison gas, natural gas); gasoline; gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
disposal; abandonment; scrapping; annulment; cancellation; abrogation
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
Tanaka Kouichi (1959.8.3-)
department (or school) of technology, engineering or science
department; section; course (of study); branch of study; (taxonomical) family
device; equipment; machinery; apparatus
joining a company; getting a job with a company; entering a company
doctor's degree; doctorate; PhD
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
domestic and foreign; inside and outside the country