instability; insecurity; crankiness
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
there is nothing; having nothing
arm; ability; skill; (physical) strength
to increase; to add to; to augment
stability; steadiness; consistency; stable
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
European pear (Pyrus communis); common pear
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
allergy; aversion (to); strong distaste (for)
to pass (of time); to elapse
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
how many people; a number of people
hundred million; 100,000,000; 10^8
how long; how far; how much
after tax income; net income
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
within the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
to bring up under one's personal care
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
manners; courtesy; etiquette
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
tsubo; traditional unit of land area, approx. 3.3 square meters; tsubo; traditional unit of fabric or paper area, approx. 9.18 square centimeters; tsubo; traditional unit of leather or tile area, approx. 918 square centimeters
... years since construction; ... years old (of a building); built in ...