public transportation; public transport
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
to find fault (with trivial matters); to scold over minor things; to get angry over trifles; to raise one's eyebrows
connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
Odaiba (artificial island in Tokyo Bay)
bogus company; dummy corporation; shell company
lease agreement; rental contract
corporate body; corporation; (legal) person; (juridical) person
hiding; concealing; being hidden; pocket
battle formation; battle array; lineup (of a team, etc.); cast; staff
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
prefab; prefabrication; prefabricated building
clerical desk; office desk
cabinet; housing (of equipment)
rack; ruck (rugby); lac; luck
clothing; dressing; binding (of a book)
everywhere; at every turn
master; expert; expert board game player (chess, go, shogi, etc.)
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
second week's memorial services
outstandingly; extraordinarily; exceptionally
script; screenplay; scenario
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
to be unequal to the burden (job); to be too heavy a load for
influential person; man of importance
stupid plan; inane way of doing something; (one's own) plan or project
compatibility; coexistence; standing together
(in a) rough Tokyo dialect; (having a) crude mouth; vulgar language; crude speaking
human nature; human heart; public feeling; people's sentiments; consciousness; awareness
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
rearing from infancy; training from an early age (e.g. an apprentice); teaching from an early stage (e.g. a subordinate)
to be boiled; to be cooked
perseverance; determination; tenacity; energy