it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
surely; certainly; without doubt
encouragement (as an abstract concept); stimulation
to telephone; to make a phone call
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
and; thereupon; because of that
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
(examination) failure; rejection; disqualification
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
how; in what way; by what means
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
training; drill; practice; discipline
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
the following week; the next week
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
applying (e.g. a technology); adoption
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
Kōzuke (former province located in present-day Gunma Prefecture)
metro; subway; underground railway
to connect (with a different flight, train, etc.); to make a connection; to change (planes, trains, etc.)
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
Saitama (city, prefecture)
prefectural border; prefectural boundary
first (of its kind) in Japan
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
study; research; investigation