to jump at the chance; to accept an offer; to show interest in; to accept a proposal
just because; even if; even though
soldier; combatant; warrior
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
emergency meeting; urgent meeting; emergency session; emergency conference
for the present; for the time being
natural calamity; disaster
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to rewrite; to overwrite; to renew; to transfer
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
one sweep (of the eye); sweeping view; unbroken view
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
fishing; angling; change (for a purchase); clickbaiting; trolling; writing deliberately inflammatory posts online
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
catch (fishing); amount of fish caught; caught fish
beauty parlour; beauty parlor; beauty salon; hairdressing salon
castle town; city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
pachinko parlor; pachinko hall
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
to crack; to develop a crack
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless
memories; recollections; reminiscence
anything and everything; just about everything
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
letting (someone) die without helping
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain in the same neighborhood
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
since when; from when; how long
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
going backward; turning back; backtracking; retrogression; relapse; returning to a bad state
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)