lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
practice; practising; training; study
(young) hoodlum; delinquent boy; small-time yakuza; brat; little shit
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
furthermore; besides; moreover; in addition; further; above or beyond this
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
elucidation; explicit statement; specification
limited express (train for which a limited-express ticket is required); limited express (train making a limited no. of stops); great hurry
invisibly; secretly; privately
person of common sense; common sense man
one-night stand; taking home a woman from a bar, club, etc.; takeout (i.e. food); take-out; takeaway
before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed
real experience; actual observations
one's (living) environment
someone who is suddenly quiet and meek; (lit.) borrowed cat
difference in elevation (between two points in a body of water); head; drop (e.g. of a waterfall); difference; gap
consists of; comprises; is made up of
dukedom; duchy; principality
historic; historical; traditional
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
geographical name; local name
preface; introduction; preamble
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
advance (moving forward); advance; prepayment
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
branch office; branch store
branch manager; manager of a branch office
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft