achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
tone (of voice); parlance; style; intonation; accent
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
beginning; outset; first; onset
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
and; thereupon; because of that
(within) the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
stopping (of a train, car, etc.); stop
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
a long time (since the last time)
passenger; traveller; traveler; tourist
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of