having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end
to degenerate; to lapse into
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
to be in high spirits; to be encouraged; to be lively; to cheer up
to thrust before; to thrust at
to be transparent; to be easily seen through; to be obvious; to be apparent
(within) the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
part; part-timer; part-time (work)
temporary transfer (of an employee); secondment; relocation; proceeding to; leaving for
nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose; person's pleasure; excitement
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
official regulations; inner rules
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
cleaning; dry cleaning; laundry service
carrying on one's back (e.g. baby); piggyback ride
lifesaver; person who saved one's life
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
tedious talk; impertinent talk; repetitious talk; saucy speech; pretentious statement
hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
old people providing care for old people (parents, siblings, in-laws, etc.)
cognitive impairment; senility; dementia
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
nothing more ... than this; as ... as it could possibly be
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head
close to the wall; alongside the wall
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
last week; the week before