Kanto region (incl. Tokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama, Gunma, Tochigi, Ibaraki and Chiba prefectures)
to drive (a car) around; to ride (a bicycle) around
press corps; group of reporters
friendly chat; relaxed conversation; informal meeting
difficult to hear; indistinct; hesitating to ask; awkward to ask; unpleasant to hear; painful to listen to
pleasantry; joke; tomfoolery
wicked person; evil person; bad child; naughty child; bad thing; mischief
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son
brimming with health (vigor, vigour); full of vitality; full of health
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...; it's obvious that ...
feel uneasy; on tenterhooks; in suspense; on pins and needles
to say no more; to sink into silence
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
to rest one's chin in one's hands
with a momentary flash of light
courteous; decorous; polite
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
moment (of time); instant; opportunity; chance; moment
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to graduate from a university
hesitation; wavering; faltering; balking; recoil; flinching
to intrude; to butt in; to meddle; to be forward; to be self-assertive; to show off
rather; better; instead; if anything
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
as many (people) as possible
to give an impression; to make an impression
prior engagement; previous appointment; prior agreement; previous promise; previous contract