advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
prefecture (Japan); county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (France); province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
three; three years of age
town; city; municipal; urban
large number (of); many; majority
revelation; manifestation; appearance; expression (e.g. in molecular biology; protein expression or gene expression)
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
riddled with holes; full of holes; full of flaws; full of loopholes; faulty
somewhat below; slightly below
provincial city; provincial town; suburban city; regional towns and cities
one digit; one column; the "ones" column
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
resonance; sympathy (with a view, idea, etc.)
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
only; merely; but; no more than
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
region; limits; stage; level
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
discipline; punishment; reprimand
voluntary resignation; retiring for personal reasons
severance payment; retirement money (usu. lump-sum); redundancy payment
busy; having no (free) time
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
to be stingy (with); to skimp (on)
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
brick and mortar business; bricks and mortar business; physical retail store (rather than online)
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone