office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
major incident; major happening; big scandal
having said that; on the other hand
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
very; greatly; exceedingly
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
willpower; faith; telekinesis; psychokinesis
book; volume; this; present; main; head
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
hooray; yay; whee; yowzer; whoopee; yes
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly
stopping (of a train, car, etc.); stop
to pick up; to find; to gather
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
choices; alternatives; options
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
how many people; a number of people
to go underground; to go into hiding
a day after the fair; (at a) stage when it's too late
(train) station attendant; station employee; station staff
lost property; something dropped and left behind
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
unintentionally; inadvertently; calmly; casually; nonchalantly; innocently
memory; sense; experience
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
while; even though; despite
major; large; the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; major (key, scale, etc.); (oil) major
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
assertion; declaration; affirmation