something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
to have an idea; to have a clue
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
fixed paper-enclosed lantern; paper-covered wooden stand housing an (oil) lamp
yesterday and today; only recently; just recently; only yesterday
lazy; idle; indolent; slothful
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
omission; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
head office; main office; main shrine; this company; this shrine
to press a question; to cross-examine
please; somehow or other; one way or another
order; observance; discipline; rules; law; regulations
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
grasp; catch; understanding
to be silent; to say nothing
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
first storm of spring; strong winds during the change from winter to spring
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
heroism; loyalty and courage
body; group; party; company; troupe
temporary transfer (of an employee); secondment; relocation; proceeding to; leaving for
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
Awaji (former province located on Awaji Island in present-day Hyōgo Prefecture); Awaji (island)
indicate reason; infers some protest
interested person; volunteer; supporter
to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)
union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
affiliated with; under jurisdiction of; under the umbrella
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
scale; scope; plan; structure
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so