to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
modesty; humility; being humble
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
an eye for people; the ability to judge character
please; somehow or other; one way or another
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
headquarters; head office; main office
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
Ehime prefecture (Shikoku)
Matsuyama (city in Ehime)
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
Honshū (largest of the four main islands of Japan); Honshu
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
prefecture (Japan); county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (France); province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to have a good idea; to be able to predict
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
(instruction) manual; operations manual; basic rules (pertaining to how a job should be carried out); (car with) manual transmission
intelligence gathering; information gathering
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
victim; injured party; sufferer
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
arrogance; insolence; disrespect
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
to aim for laughs; to play to the crowd
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)