modern person; people of today
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
already; now; no longer; not any more
logical connection; chain of reasoning; coherence; blood vessel
stairs; stairway; staircase
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
year in, year out; always; 24-7
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
alarm clock; waking up; keeping oneself awake; type of candy given to a child after it wakes up from a nap
slumping; flopping down; heavily rotating
to turn over (in one's sleep); to toss and turn (in bed); to change sides; to double-cross; to betray
public acknowledgment; public acknowledgement; public recognition; commendation; awarding
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
Nagasaki (city, prefecture)
to wag one's tail; to flatter; to butter up; to fawn (on)
greeting; a fine thing to say
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
health; healthy; sound; fit
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
counter for nights of a stay; overnight stay; lodging
third day of the month; three days
taking a picture or video of oneself (esp. with a smartphone camera); selfie; video selfie; self-taken picture
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
(one's) quota; assignment
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer
free action; free activity; acting at one's own discretion; taking one's own course; free hand; independent action
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)