to be dependable; to be reliable
to lead; to take the lead; to be in a top position
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
running as fast as one can
along the road; along the way
to carry on one's back; to burden oneself (e.g. with debts, responsibilities, etc.)
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
good offices; auspices; sponsorship; village official (during the Edo period)
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
change (personnel); transfer; reshuffle
personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
sixth day of the month; six days
home area; home town; local
Chūbu region (incl. Aichi, Nagano, Shizuoka, Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa, Fukui, Yamanashi and Gifu prefectures)
greater metropolitan area; megalopolis; conurbation
commuter town; bedroom community; dormitory town
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
setting up (a structure, building, camp, etc.); construction; preparation (e.g. of a venue); arrangement (of an event)
convenience for transportation; convenience of access (by road or rail)
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
bringing alongside (ship, vehicle, etc.); coming alongside; mooring
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
detached house; stand-alone house; single-family home
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
and (also); both ... and; as well as
difference; disparity; gap
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
morning; forenoon; just before noon
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
long (time that has passed); old (story)
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo