Fukuoka (city, prefecture)
Sapporo (city in Hokkaido)
indiscrete; imprudent; unscrupulous
(with a) mindset as if one were playing a video game; thinking of (treating) something as though it were a game
to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind
10,000,000,000; ten billion
adding (equipment, facilities, etc.); establishing more; installing more; increase; extension; expansion
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
necessities of life (food, clothing and shelter)
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
grounding (in a skill or subject); knowledge; training; achievements; attainments; accomplishments
body; physical system; (the) person
administration (of medicine)
(a feeling of) identification (with); sense of belonging
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
somersault; returning from a destination right after arriving there; non-stop round trip; abrupt change of direction
too much; excessively; too
black; black (coffee); without cream or milk; exploitative (esp. of employees); overly harsh; boldface
forced march; (fig.) doing something on a very strict schedule
normal duties; (one's) regular work
whenever necessary; as needed; as required; at any time; at all times
commencing with; including
through; non-stop; direct; going straight to
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
businesswoman; female office worker; female employee
every year; yearly; annually
one digit; one column; the "ones" column
long holiday (esp. Golden Week in late April and early May)
to notify; to advise; to inform
to be rich in; to abound in; to be abundant in; to be rich; to be wealthy
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
Western cooking; Western-style meal; Western-style food; Japanized Western cuisine
all-you-can-eat; eating as much as one likes
boom; rage; fad; boom; cross-arm
around the world; throughout the world