to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
it is assuredly (that) ...; can say with confidence that it is ...
the same as always; day after day
at least; at most; (even) just
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
please (give me); please (do for me)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
template; run of the mill; formulaic
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to accept; to receive; to agree
while; even though; despite
northern Japan (usu. referring to Tōhoku and Hokkaido)
to follow; to come after; to come next (to); to rank next (to); to rank second (to)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
core city (administrative division for cities with a population of over 300,000)
pre-war days; before the war
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
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)