IC card; smart card; chip card
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
to be in high spirits; to be encouraged; to be lively; to cheer up
feeling sick; feeling queasy; feeling nauseated; being angry; being offended; being disgusted
fruitless effort; wasted effort; abortive scheme; futility
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
exactly the opposite (of); completely opposite; quite contrary
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
to be mentally fatigued; to tired to the bone
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable
to restore one's energy; to restore one's spirits; to recharge one's batteries
spoiled; spoilt; ruined; wasted (chance, etc.); messed up; destroyed
Tokyo Metropolitan Government
government office building
starting (construction) work
at the time; in those days; then
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
weather; fair weather; fine weather
Mount Fuji; Mt. Fuji; Fujiyama; Fuji-san
nodding; greeting (with eyes)
briskly; energetically; livelily; efficiently; crisply; vigorously
clearly; brightly; cleanly; purely
staunch; hardcore; dyed-in-the-wool; metal reinforcement
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
away (game, goal, etc.); opponents' ground; unfamiliar surroundings; feeling out of place; enemy territory
to probe someone's real intentions; to sound someone out; to try to fathom someone's thoughts
conference program; conference programme
not bad; not half bad; pretty good
pressure; encouragement; urging; promoting
conduct of business; management; acting as agent (of a land owner, house owner, etc.); being in charge (of a house, etc.)
might is right; history is written by the victors; winners are always right and losers are always in the wrong; (lit.) if you win you are the loyalist army, if you lose you are the rebel army
to side with the winner; to ride (someone's) coattails; to get on the bandwagon
to shut in; to confine (in); to seal in; to contain; to suppress; to restrain
reduced drawing; miniature copy; microcosm; microcosmos
gradually becoming poor; situation getting gradually worse and worse
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely
important matter (for discussion)
sensible; perceptive; quick to understand; understanding; sympathetic