sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
article; thing; object; property; real estate
maniac (as in rabid sport fan); enthusiast
going to Tokyo; going east
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
Saitama prefecture (Kanto area)
Now let's return to the main subject; To return from the digression,.. (in a conversation, speech, or story-telling)
person concerned; interested party; related party
reconciliation; make peace with
manager (e.g. of a business, an idol, etc.); in a sports team (esp. at school) someone who does the routine drudge work
to act as a go-between (for); to mediate; to arrange; to entertain (guests); to treat; to receive
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
often; frequently; lightly (of a movement); easily; simply
restoration; repair; mending
the staff; inside the department
looking pale; looking unwell
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
clear; distinct; evident; definite
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
crop; harvest; income; profits; loaded (e.g. intermodal containers in the transport industry)
to bring; to take; to bring about
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over
washing (esp. dishes and laundry)
waterworks bureau; water department
to enquire; to inquire; to seek information
restoration; restitution; rehabilitation
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
not yet fixed; undecided; pending
gas (state of matter, e.g. poison gas, natural gas); gasoline; gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove
as before; as ever; as it was originally