to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
to change completely; to change suddenly
flight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip); mail; post; opportunity; chance
separate case; another matter
outline; summary; gist; in brief
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
impossible to do (although wants to)
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
minimum; lowest; minimal; least
agile, flexible (e.g. of corporate management); nimble; quick to respond
record of proceedings; minutes
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
managing director; executive director; routine business; regular business
international; diplomatic intercourse
Hiroshima prefecture (Chūgoku area)
back country; remote countryside
occupation; calling; livelihood
older sister and younger brother
book lover; lover of books; bibliophilism; love of books
to carry around; to carry on one's person
attached; belonging (to); included; enclosed; affiliated; annexed
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
summer vacation; summer holiday
homecoming; returning home
to not believe one's ears
shōchū; Japanese spirit distilled from sweet potatoes, rice, etc.
love of drink; fondness for alcohol; person who likes to drink; drinker
to pour drinks for each other; to drink together
to look forward to something
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
small; fine; minute; stingy; cheap