dying; death; dead; useless; damned
the same rank; equality; apposition
other; another; over; more than; I; me
to change (one's clothes)
simple; simplified; easy; plain
welcome; (warm) reception
selection; choice; picking out; National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament; Spring Koshien
appointment; assignment; promotion
not long has passed since ...
to rise (suddenly) in the world (to a higher position)
exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular
senior; older; third-year kindergarten student
in accordance with; according to
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
to say; to tell; to state; to do
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
rescue mission; evacuation operation
calculation; computation; reckoning; consideration; calculation; estimation
distinction; difference (between two things); sense of propriety; proper conduct (according to social or moral norms); accountability; taking clear responsibility (for a fault or failing)
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; because; since; for
to close in on (30 years of age, etc.); to approach; to get close to
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
pride (in one's achievements, possessions, etc.); self-praise; boast
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
modesty; humility; being humble
self-abasement; self-depreciation; humility
command; lead; generalship; leadership
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
sales promotion; hard selling
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
machine technology; mechanical technology
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
manly; masculine; like a man
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
all (there is); as long as there is
life and death; life or death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
to do together; to share; to participate in
conventional phrase; stock phrase; cliché
feelings; thoughts; meaning