whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
class; heading; group; category
to have a meal; to take a meal
like this; this sort; this way
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
sample; example; specimen; display model (e.g. plastic food models used by restaurants)
good-quality; superior in quality
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
to get permission; to get approval; to get the go-ahead
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
perquisite; perk; side benefit; emoluments
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
publication; issue (of journal, newspaper, etc.); issue (of banknotes, bonds, passport, etc.); raising an event (software)
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
having enough of (food, drink, etc.); having one's fill; fully enjoying
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
very; much; greatly; a lot of
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
drama; theatre; theater; play
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
capital crime; crime resulting in a death penalty
pre-war days; before the war
retirement at one's own request
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
explanation; interpretation
retiring from military service
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
to be smeared; to be covered