multinational corporation; transnational corporation
castle town; city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
Japanese person; Japanese people
minority group (party); minority
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
because of; owing to; due to
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
(committee) chairman; president
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
to stop at a (train) station
company employee; office worker; white-collar worker
student (esp. a university student)
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
several people; a few people
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
staying up late; keeping late hours; sitting up late at night; nighthawk
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
of course; certainly; naturally
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
high street; town centre (center)