guest seating (e.g. theater, stadium); passenger seat (e.g. taxi); audience
to compete with; to vie for
going along with something; following the crowd; treating something in an equal or egalitarian manner
general comment; Sohyo (General Council of Trade Unions of Japan)
to state; to express; to mention
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
audience seating; (spectator) stands; auditorium; stadium
to cease; to stop; to be over
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to fear; to doubt; to have misgivings about; to worry about; to be anxious about; to be apprehensive about
adverse circumstances; adversity
to be touching; to be moving
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
very busy (person or thing)
to miss getting on (e.g. a plane)
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
all night long; all through the night
stomach-ache; stomach pain; gastralgia
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
cannot avoid doing; cannot help but (do); is compelled to do; (feel) obliged to (do); has to do
(written) contract; agreement
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
person in charge (of an area of work); person responsible; contact (person)
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike a chord in one's heart
January; first month of the lunar calendar
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; lazily
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
to bridge (e.g. cultural divides, technical differences, etc.); to bring together
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
Japan time; Japan Standard Time; JST