Vocabulary

mobile phone; cell phone

yours sincerely; sincerely yours; yours truly

economics

patching (clothing); darning

connection; link; relationship

police officer; policeman; policewoman

entertainer; performer; celebrity; entertainment personality

yawn; yawning

fragment; broken piece; chip; splinter; shard

championship game; finals (of a tournament); deciding round

connection; relation

gyudon; rice covered with sliced beef, usu. with fried onion

many; much; plenty; a lot

brand name; trade name; product name

while in class

big welcome; welcoming greatly; being very welcome

weekend; Saturday and Sunday

thirty; 30

Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology; MEXT

beauty salon; beauty-treatment clinic

(fictional) character

(hospital) nurse; registered nurse; RN

Japanese citizen; (the) Japanese

dependence (on alcohol, drugs, etc.)

chemical substance; chemical

fireworks display; display of fireworks

environmental problem; environmental issue

office hours; business hours; working hours

murder case

natural environment; (the) environment

(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate

central part; heart (of a city, etc.)

non-stop flight; direct flight

registrant; subscriber; enrollee

registration number

urban area; urban district

feeling of satisfaction

alchemist

introductory text; introductory essay

new life; fresh start; new routine