fishing; angling; change (for a purchase); clickbaiting; trolling; writing deliberately inflammatory posts online
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
like this; in this way; as you see
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
patina; antique look; elegant simplicity; well-trained voice
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
to be bothered (by something); to suffer
returning to (one's home in) Tokyo; returning to (one's home in) the capital
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to keep watch; to stand guard
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive
(bank) president; greenroom manager (in a theater)
to settle down; to stay (for good); to stay long; to stay on
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
beginning; outset; first; onset
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
intention; idea; inclination; wish
considerably; greatly; a lot
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
return; conclusion; reduction
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
plotting (of maps); mapping; compilation
calm; composed; self-possessed; firm