Japan's best; number one in Japan
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
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)
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
one large ...; a great ...
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
only; prostitute attached to a single member of the postwar Occupation Forces
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
I see; that's right; indeed
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)