this is why; this means; it is the case that
matter for great congratulation
world peace; peace of the world
readiness; preparedness; attitude; kanji "vapor" radical
impression; strong belief; conviction
hotel charge; lodging expense
to butt into a conversation (from someone uninvolved)
paying for oneself; (at) one's own expense
bum; good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well
script; screenplay; scenario
dedication; offering; presentation; oblation
staying behind; remaining; residual
lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); roly-poly; chirp chirp (sound of insects); ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs)
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
to run around; to bustle about
without cause; without reason
previously; already; for some time; for quite a while
spinning rapidly; turning quickly; fast-forward (VCR, etc.); scanning
tough; strong; stiff; tenacious
membranous; membraneous; filmy
incremental; step-by-step; gradual; stepwise
to open up a path; to clear a path; to open up doors; to pave the way
a great variety of; diversity
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
emergency measures; urgent countermeasures
retro (video) game; classic game
like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else
tedious; lengthy; overlong; long-winded
what kind of business; what sort of matter
administrative ability; managerial ability; ability to manage; administrative capacity