marshy rice field or paddy
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
hill; height; knoll; rising ground
Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
(train) station attendant; station employee; station staff
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
pointing out; identification
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to hint at; to intimate; to suggest; to allude to; to imply
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
to take care; to mind; to be attentive
to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)
as is habit; the way life normally is
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
funny story; funny anecdote
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
operation (of machine); operating; running; working
citizenship; civic rights; civil rights; widespread acceptance; social recognition; common use