management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
coming to Japan; visit to Japan; arrival in Japan
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
readiness to cooperate; framework for cooperation
to go crazy (esp. of a situation or thing); to get out of hand; to end up in an extreme state
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
after a long time; for the first time in a while
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
interruption; suspension; break
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up
to appear to regret (an outcome, etc.); to seem bitter
further; above (that); greater (than that); any more
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; confusion
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
with a friendly grin; smilingly
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
quickly; briefly; rashly; carelessly; (flowing) in trickles
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
martial spirit; military spirit; the spirit of true warriors
straight-laced person; stubborn person
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
offensive strength; offensive power; striking power
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
story; tale; talk; discussion
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still