outline; summary; gist; roughly; about; nearly
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
cannot help (doing, etc.); cannot resist; must not ...; should not ...; must ...; have to ...
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
(as alike as) two peas in a pod
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
to have a name entered in the family register
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
teacher (to whom one owes a debt of gratitude); mentor; one's former teacher
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
Fukuoka (city, prefecture)
university (college) professor
to employ; to hire; to charter
clerk; office worker; office staff
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
excavation; exhumation; discovery (e.g. new talent)
expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs
control; management (e.g. of a business)