(editorial) supervision; general editorship; supervising director
words of thanks; words of gratitude; acknowledgements; apology
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
accent (of one's speech); dialect; provincialism; corrupted form (e.g. of word); mispronunciation
confidential; secret; classified
Kanagawa prefecture (Kanto area)
women's college; women's university
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
Tokyo dialect (esp. historical)
suit (clothing); suit (playing cards)
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
Tokushima prefecture (Shikoku)
Nagasaki prefecture (Kyushu)
Ehime prefecture (Shikoku)
interview (i.e. television, newspaper, etc.)
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
greedy; grasping; tightfisted; predatory (e.g. business); calculating; avaricious
right in the center (centre)
very; extremely; excessively
yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
suddenly; abruptly; slowly; leisurely; deliberately
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
senior; elder; person older than oneself