to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
possession; having (on one's person); carrying (with one)
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
pin (e.g. hairpin, safety pin); (bowling) pin; pin; flagstick; (a) one (on dice or Japanese playing cards); first; top
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward; after a brief interval
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
memories; recollections; reminiscence
creaking; squeaking; packing in tightly; cramming; hard (pressing, tying, twisting, etc.); tightly
Mach (number); (at a) fast speed
active; positive; progressive; anode
to change completely; to change suddenly
to push aside; to push one's way through
to arch; to be curved; to become bow-shaped; to bend backward
memorial day; commemoration day; anniversary
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
photography; taking photographs
cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
guess; conjecture; surmise
bundle of banknotes; stack of bills; large sum of money
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
to complain; to lodge a complaint
taking a picture or video of oneself
Buddhist nun; Catholic nun; sister
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)
it is assuredly (that) ...; can say with confidence that it is ...
alone; by oneself; on one's own
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
progress; advance; improvement; development
alternately sucking in and blowing out air through one's mouth while eating something hot (in order to cool it down)
intelligence gathering; information gathering
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area