metropolitan governor; governor of Tokyo
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
thoughtless; indiscreet; lacking in common sense; rashness; betraying one's lack of judgment (judgement); absurd
no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...
opportunity; chance; trigger; cause
international; diplomatic intercourse
saddening (dye); agent used in dyeing to darken a colour; blanching
private room; single (room); room for one; (toilet) stall
entrance; admission; entering
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
promoting; increase; advance
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
next term; next period; next version; next release
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
doing a job; riding and sweating up a horse
innate cheerfulness; innately cheerful person; happy-go-lucky person; natural optimist
even though; despite; when
another's affair; matter of no concern; nothing to do with one
occasional; infrequent; rare
(repeated) side stepping (stamina test); side-step test
other self; alter ego; part of oneself (in someone or something else); incarnations of Buddha
plump; with a thud; heavily
both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence
official in charge; person in charge
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
to look away; to avert one's eyes
northern Japan (usu. referring to Tōhoku and Hokkaido)
business world; business circles; (the) industry
manager; controller; chief treasurer; boss (of a gambling den)
distribution channel; channel of distribution
good person; virtuous person
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
period of rapid growth (especially Japan's period of rapid economic growth after WWII)
becoming dull; slowing down
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
to quit (a shady business); to wash one's hands of; to cut one's ties with; to wash one's feet