city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
impeccable; unimpeachable; cannot be faulted; above reproach; beyond reproach; faultless
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
to make someone's acquaintance; to become acquainted (with)
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
a lot; many; (not) much; (not) many; almost (none)
to till; to plow; to plough; to cultivate
grizzled; (hair) streaked with grey (gray)
breeding; raising; rearing
approximate (number); rough (calculation); sloppy (person); lackadaisical
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
enthusiast; mania; enthusiasm
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
come, come; come; come now; here you go; here; when handing something
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
to invite in; to show someone in
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
directions; instructions; orders; command
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
countryman; provincial; person from the country; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
to boil; to heat; to excite; (arch.) to melt (metal)
per-capita division; division according to the number of people
standing on one's feet for a long time
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
creaking; squeaking; packing in tightly; cramming; hard (pressing, tying, twisting, etc.); tightly
sovereign; emperor; monarch
chasing after women; womanizing
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life