to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
in the future; another day; later
to check through; to thoroughly investigate
irreproachable conduct; good conduct; high morals
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
(in) dire straits; (in a) serious bind; (in a) big pinch
doing things at one's own pace (e.g. slower than others); doing things one's own way (esp. in an inconsiderate manner)
to have something (likely) come to mind; to be reminded of something; to understand a point
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
absorption; suction; aspiration; attraction; draw
sleeping pill; sleep medication
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
care; precaution; guarding; caution
one-eyed; first (in a series); initial
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
four-eyed; pattern of four squares
robbery; pillage; seizure; hijacking; plunder; extortion
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
pasturing; letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
fully loaded; full load; loaded condition
very improbable; vanishingly unlikely; only with a miracle
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
sanity; consciousness; soberness