head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)
(within) the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
company; corporation; workplace
change of occupation; career change
to repeat; to do something over again
death; the next world; to pass away; to die
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
two rooms and a combination dining-kitchen
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
at that time; in those days
coexistence; living together
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; in a whisper
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
hiding one's embarrassment
both; both sides; both parties
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
living by oneself; living alone
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
occupation (i.e. field of regular employment); steady job; regular work
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
izakaya; Japanese bar that also serves various dishes and snacks
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; albite
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
beyond expression; unspeakable; inexpressible; indescribable
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste
while; during (the time when)
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news