change; alternation; rotation; replacement; substitution; shift
first generation; founder
dying of illness; dying of natural causes
second generation; second; junior
first-year student; first-year pupil; beginner; novice; annual; annual plant
party (social gathering); party (group of people participating in an activity, esp. mountain climbing); (political) party
to take (someone) to one place after another (forcibly); to drag (someone) around
Adolf Hitler (1889.4.20-1945.4.30)
to crack (person's voice); to squeak
inner canthus; inner corner of the eye
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to become enraged; to blow one's top; to lose it; to flip out
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
ruin; destruction; devastation; waste; decay
generation; lifetime; age
black ships; Western ships that came to Japan between the 16th and 19th centuries, esp. those of the Perry Expedition in 1853; foreign disruptor (of the Japanese market); product, person, etc. arriving from the West and disturbing the Japanese market
member of shogun's council of elders
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
best; extra-fine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
self-control; self-restraint
speech; expression; wording; language
toughened glass; tempered glass
spread; span; expanse; extent
tall building; high-rise building
viewing platform; observation deck; observation platform
remodeling; remodelling; reconstruction; modding
standing upright; standing straight; standing erect; rising perpendicularly; rising straight up; towering high
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
someone with a liking or characteristic; a true representative of (place)
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
to know; to understand; to (understand and) accept (a responsibility); to have a knowledge of (a skill, art, etc.); to have a command of