unrequited love; one-sided love
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
one way or the other; either way
health is wealth; health is your most valuable asset
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
department (or school) of technology, engineering or science
department; section; course (of study); branch of study; (taxonomical) family
limited liability company; LLC; GK; company structure for small businesses, established in 2005
arriving at the present; present-day; to arrive at the present day
TOEIC; Test of English for International Communication
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
Small and Medium Enterprise Management Consultant
study of foreign languages; linguistics
everyday conversation; day-to-day conversation
traditional Japanese dance
kokyū; 3 or 4-stringed bowed Japanese musical instrument; any Asian string instrument played with a bow
tsuchinoko; mythical snake-like creature with thick midsection
banter; teasing; chaffing; merely asking the price; just looking at goods; window-shopping
outskirts (of a town); run-down district
street at night; making a night journey
first-come-first-served basis
weave; weaving; woven item
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
to be main; to be principal; to be important; to be conspicuous; to be prominent
extract; excerpt; selection
circle and cross; right and wrong (answers); true-false
key station; flagship station; leading station of a broadcasting network
that year; same year; same age
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
exactly; just; punctually; exactly on time; clearly delineated (of boundaries, etc.)
to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with