courteous; decorous; polite
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
to follow another's example
practice; practising; experience
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
to loiter around; to wander about
professional killer; hit man
arrival in Japan; coming to Japan; visit to Japan
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
(within) the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
to assemble; to set up; to construct
pistol; handgun; revolver
free (of restraint, controls, etc.); free (of cost); freelance; one-size
trade; business; occupation; profession; job
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
(major) mark; level; barrier; 100-yen unit (stock market)
poor health; ill health; unhealthy
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
bodily; physical; corporeal; sexual; sensual; of the flesh
long ago; already; a long time ago
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
to quit (a shady business); to wash one's hands of; to cut one's ties with; to wash one's feet
outskirts (of a town); run-down district
modest; reserved; quiet; humble
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)