the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly
to walk away; to walk off
recollection; reminiscence
oath; vow; pledge; covenant
Golden Week (early-May holiday season in Japan)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
rainy season (in Japan usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
in one's own way or style
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
blank form; sheets of paper; sheet of paper
(written) contract; agreement
senior high school; high school
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
(corporate) restructuring; downsizing; laying off people
only recently; just of late
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
hard (life); tough (world)
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
hospitalization; hospitalisation
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
choices; alternatives; options
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
to take over; to hand over
selection; choice; option
something; some kind of; for some reason
(written) application; written request; petition; written prayer for a shrine or Buddhist temple
guard; security (officer); guardsman
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
putting off (doing); postponement; delaying
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do