person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
to give rein to (imagination)
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
very loose; slowly; leisurely
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
counseling room; counselling room; consulting room; advisory centre
way; method; means; resource; course
silence (not speaking); muteness
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
tedious; boring; being fed up with
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
reputation; respectability
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
prospects of victory; chances of success
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
rainy season (in Japan usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
entering the rainy season; beginning of the rainy season
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
gymnastics; physical exercises; artistic gymnastics; gymnastics competition; physical education (class); PE
sports ground; sports oval
match; game; bout; contest
to love greatly; to love beyond all else
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
to be tired of looking at
many; much; a great amount; (arch.) excessive amount
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
other companies in the same business; rival firms
to compete ruthlessly; (lit.) to sharpen swords
touting; tout; barker; pander
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
taking a cut (of someone else's money); taking a rake-off; pocketing a kickback; skimming (a percentage of the profits, proceeds, etc.)
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example