free and easy; open-hearted; relaxed; not fussy; frank
resident of Tokyo; citizen of Tokyo; Tokyoite
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
selection; choice; option
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
dissenting opinion; opposite viewpoint; contraview
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
understood; I see; OK; present; here
scattered; separated; dispersed
preparations for returning (home)
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
to thrust down; to push off
death from explosion; death from bombing; bombing (in sales); flopping
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
cooking; food preparation
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
by myself; in person; by oneself
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
cooperation; mutual aid (help)
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
simply (cannot); definitely (cannot); absolutely (cannot); by no means
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
of no interest; not interested
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler