high-rise (building); multistory; multistoried; high (altitude); upper (atmosphere, air current, etc.)
antecedents; ancestor; previous position; previous existence; predecessor organization; predecessor organisation
moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence
eastern Japan (usu. east of the Chūbu region)
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
to carry out (of somewhere); to transport; to take out
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
account book; register; ledger
register; record; printing
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
gem; jewel; precious stone
gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
to come uninvited; to crash (a party); to butt in
night flight (without paying); skipping out by night; moonlight flit
growing impudent; becoming arrogant; getting stuck-up; becoming more severe (esp. regarding something bad); increasing
to keep to oneself; to keep secret
irritability; feeling of impatience; sense of uneasiness
to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)
brake; drag; skid; restraint; curtailment; self-imposed limit
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome