global scale; worldwide scale
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
everywhere; all over; throughout
(natural) satellite; moon; (artificial) satellite
low-altitude flying; having consistently poor results (grades, sales, etc.); barely scraping by; being on the verge of failing
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
seat; bench; temporary job while looking for a better job or until one marries
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
(within) the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
agrarian community; farming area; farming region
to transcribe; to duplicate; to describe; to film; to picture
to be photographed; to be projected
faulty statement; misleading statement; misunderstanding caused by a misleading statement
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
main question; real issue at hand
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
untraceable; long lost; one's whereabouts being unknown
quote-unquote; so-called; bracketed
rather; sooner; preferably
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward; after a brief interval
to line up with; to be a member of; to rank with; to attend; to take part in
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
to set about in earnest; to put one's back into something
to state one's opinion; to offer one's opinion; to opine
Honshū (largest of the four main islands of Japan); Honshu
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence
rare; strange; odd; peculiar
a person without a single relative
intelligence or information network
way; method; means; effect; result; benefit
main; principal; chief; primary; major
arrangement; pact; agreement
priority; preference; preferential right; right of way
entrusting (everything to); leaving (a matter) entirely with
speech; expression; wording; language