charges; billing; paying for items in online games
disparity of wealth; wealth inequality; social inequality
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
being particular (about); being fussy; being picky; being choosy; being fastidious
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
important post; important office; key position
personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
selection for high office; selecting of fit (talented) persons for higher positions
example; illustration; precedent
and then; and so; and; so then
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
disappointed; dejected; disheartened; indignant; angry
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
East-Asian lacquer; japan; Chinese lacquer tree (Toxicodendron vernicifluum, formerly Rhus verniciflua)
to mishear; to hear wrongly; to misunderstand
thought experiment; gedankenexperiment
taking one's own life; suicide
on the desk; theoretical; academic; armchair (e.g. plan)
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
anciently; formerly; old times; a long time ago
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
to inherit; to receive; to take over by transfer
important task; important role; major part (in a film, play, etc.); leading role; high-scoring combination
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
headship of a family; family property
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
vigorously; with great force; energetically; enthusiastically; with spirit
power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour
aspiration; volunteering; desire; application
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
articulation; speaking one's lines smoothly; reciting one's lines well
good feeling; feeling good