child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
change (personnel); transfer; reshuffle
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
sea bream (Sparidae); porgy; tai (species of reddish-brown Pacific sea bream, Pagrus major)
baking foods in a covered pan; foods baked in a covered pan
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
celebration; auspicious occasion
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
(within) the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
one's post; place of work; workplace
to wander from place to place; to change jobs
such; like that; that sort of; very
acrobatic barrel-rolling (performed using the feet while lying on the back); handing something around (within a fixed group of people in a pre-arranged order); handing off a problem to someone else (in order to evade responsibility)
resident of Tokyo; citizen of Tokyo; Tokyoite
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
to come to an end; to close the curtain
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
head of a police station; chief of a police station; superintendent
sideslip; skid; shifting to another post (at the same level); sideways move (at a company); sliding sideways down a slope (skiing)
to concern; to be related
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
to crumble away; to collapse
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness