upper reaches of a river; upstream
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
real estate world; property market
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
city centre (center) (esp. capital city); urban centre; heart of city a metropolis
development; exploitation
baseball stadium; ballpark
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
to roar; to reverberate; to be well-known; to be famous; to palpitate; to throb
one of Japan's foremost; leading in Japan
enterprise; business; company; corporation
head office; main office; main shrine; this company; this shrine
Aichi prefecture (Chūbu area)
the place one comes from; one's birthplace; one's hometown
longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
complaint; troubles; objection; grievance
close adhesion; sticking firmly to; relating closely to; having relevance to; contact printing
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
(your) daughter; young woman
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to rouse anger; to provoke wrath; to offend
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
dwelling; house; residence; living; life
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
relatively; comparatively
throwing down; dropping; airdrop; investment
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
how; in what way; how about; questionable