previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
dual nature; bilateral character; two-facedness; two-sidedness
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
eating heavily; hearty eating; binge eating; big eater; trencherman; gormandizer
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
high-class restaurant; high-end store
first class plus; extra special
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into
simple diet; plain food; simple food; frugal meal
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
robbery; pillage; seizure; hijacking; plunder; extortion
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
near oneself; close to one; familiar
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
everyday life; daily life
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
third; tertiary; cubic (function, equation, etc.); third-order
henchman; follower; (arch.) adopted child
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
boss; leader; kingpin; chief; head (e.g. of a crime syndicate)
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
to accept (a thing) with thanks
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
sense of emptiness; empty feeling; feeling of meaninglessness