future (usually near); prospects
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
property; fortune; assets
sharpshooting; shooting; sniping; setting a goal and carrying it out
hard-to-forgive; intolerable; inexcusable; unpardonable
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
simmer; bubble out; flow out
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
and; thereupon; because of that
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
metropolitan; managed by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
considerably; greatly; a lot
visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters; get-well gifts; get-well letters; expression of sympathy; expression of concern
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
hospitalization; hospitalisation
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
Ebisu; god of fishing and commerce
name; given name; first name
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
village; hamlet; countryside; country
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
without a moment's delay; leaving everything else unattended to
meeting hall; assembly hall
Nagata-chō (Japan's political center; equiv. of Downing Street)
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
running (of a car, bus, etc.); traveling; travelling; running (of a program)
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained