to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
letter of resignation; request for retirement
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
intonation; accent; modulation; inflection
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
police affairs; military police
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
prohibition; inhibition; ban
(historical) banishment from one's residence as a form of judicial punishment
to commit a crime; to commit a sin
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
obstinate; inflexible; thickheaded
flesh-and-blood; human; warm; compassionate; (lit.) blood-circulating
decision; ruling; award; arbitration
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
izakaya; Japanese bar that also serves various dishes and snacks
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
accounting; administration (of money)
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
fast-talking; rapid talking
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
clerical desk; office desk
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
household items; furniture; furnishings; (arch.) bow and arrow
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
price reduction; discount
clause; paragraph; argument; term (of an equation); (arch.) nape (of the neck)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may