moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
person who prefers sweet things to alcoholic drinks; person with a sweet tooth
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
to look away; to avert one's eyes
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
just because; even if; even though
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
major incident; major happening; big scandal
chaos; turmoil; pandemonium; havoc
round coin with a (square) hole in the center; coin made of non-precious materials; money
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
diving; diver; unlicensed (doctor, driver, etc.); unregistered; outsider; stranger
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
true Tokyoite; Edoite; person born and raised in Edo
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable