of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
hasty; impatient; restless; rash
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
talking about memories; reminiscences
several people; a few people
to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
unavoidably; inevitably; necessarily; reluctantly; against one's will
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
taking command of a corps in a battle; command exercised by the leader of a group
skewering; skewered food; piercing (and killing; with a spear, etc.); impaling; running through
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
the art of war; martial arts; military force; the sword; (arch.) valor; (arch.) bravery
entrusting (everything to); leaving (a matter) entirely with
reward; recompense; tip; conveyance charge; packhorse charge
reputation; respectability; honour; honor
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at someone's expense)
very; very much; greatly; considerably; highly; exceedingly
food and drink; eating and drinking
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
to grow; to cultivate; to let grow (e.g. weeds)
attacker (esp. in volleyball)
individual; private person; personal; natural person
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
unlimited; endless; boundless; infinite
great difference; big difference; wide margin
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
test; trial; ordeal; tribulation
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
defense; defence; defensive preparations
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
to feel attracted by; to be fascinated by
blame; censure; rebuke; reproof
vein (visible under the skin); bulging veins (esp. in the head)
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert