bedroom; bills receivable; breeder reactor
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
explosive increase; rising dramatically; shooting up
omurice; fried rice wrapped in or topped with omelette
inattention; absent-mindedness
to put into the mouth; to eat
lighting (a lamp); turning on a light
to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on
to make do with; to manage with; to make shift; to get (something) done in time; to have ready (by)
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
convenience; user-friendliness
kindness; intimacy; friendship
temporary staff recruitment agency; employment agency
information leak; data breach
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
fiscal year (usu. April 1 to March 31 in Japan); financial year; academic year; school year; product year
Sapporo (city in Hokkaido)
Fukushima (city, prefecture)
Wakayama (city, prefecture)
important point; emphasis; iteration mark; colon (punctuation)
deployment; disposition; posting; stationing
(someone else's) daughter
whirl of busyness; flurry of activity; being rushed off one's feet; having a very busy time (doing)
to talk to oneself; to mutter
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
to sell out; to sell widely; to sell on a large scale
number (on its own, without considering its proportion to the whole); overall number
scholarship; scientific attainments
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
member of the House of Councillors
electoral district; precinct
formal; proper; prescribed; conventional; stereotypical