rather; better; instead; if anything
clerk; secretary; writing down; putting on record
farewell; goodbye; adieu; if so; in that case; then
(moment of) departure; (upon) leaving; retirement
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
weeping for joy; crying with happiness
number one; first; best; most; game; round
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
Okayama (city, prefecture)
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
being enrolled (at a school); being registered; being a member (of a team, organization, etc.)
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
for example; for instance; e.g.
first-class; first-rate; characteristic (of); peculiar (to); school (e.g. of flower arrangement); one flag
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
inside; interior; inner part
from the beginning; without hesitation; entirely; completely; head-on; head-first
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
regret; repentance; remorse
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)
general; popular; common; typical
one's body; one's person; oneself; one's appearance; one's place (in society, etc.); one's position
schedule; program; calendar
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off
violence; assault; rough (handling, language, etc.); reckless; rape; sexual assault
puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious