dying; death; dead; useless; damned
cool; indifferent; apathetic; cold; cold-hearted; heartless
to collect; to gather; to compile; to arrange; to settle
settlement (of affairs); remedial measures; cleaning up afterwards
to entrust; to leave to a person
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
one's superior; higher-up; boss; senior
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
energy; vigor; vigour; vitality
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
nine times; twisting around many times
(not) altogether; (not) wholly
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
pressingly; demandingly; hey! hey!; oi!
and; thereupon; because of that
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
to have an audience (with); to have an interview (with); to meet; to see
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
all year round; all the time; year in and year out
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
solemn; sublime; grand; magnificent; impressive
promising without due consideration
life; living; I; me; student
to have a relationship; to have relations
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
if so; in that case; in that situation
mumblingly; mutteringly; unintelligibly
we'll cross that bridge when we get there; we'll think about it when the time comes
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
knowingly or unknowingly; with or without someone's knowledge
stepping (in place); stamping (up and down); stomping; standstill; stalemate
halfway up (down) a mountain; mountainside