to go down in history; to be recorded in the history books
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
yield; crop; production; volume; piecework
to boil; to seethe; to be oppressed by heat
hard (life); tough (world)
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
optimist; easy-going person
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
high-rise apartment building; high-rise condominium; tower block
excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home
grace (of God); divine favour; benefit; efficacy
sentimental; mushy; sugary; saccharine; sickly-sweet
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
layout (of a house or apartment); arrangement of rooms
clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate
with a glitter; with a sparkle; brand new; shiny and new
dream for the future; hopes for the future
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
complete set; all; everything
hooray; yay; whee; yowzer; whoopee; yes
His Majesty the Emperor; the present emperor; the reigning emperor
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
to have a comeback for every remark; to be always ready with excuses; to contradict everything
pecking order; hierarchical relationship; vertical relationship; hyponymy
caller; visitor; company; guest
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
foolish thing; stupid thing; absurdity
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; in a whisper
failure; defeat; mistake; unconsciousness