management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
arrest; apprehension; capture
cooperation; collaboration
clatter; clank; rattling; capsule toy vending machine
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
one's post; place of work; workplace
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely