to win over; to win (someone's) heart and mind
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
to claim lives; to cause deaths; to result in fatalities
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
down to earth; reasonable; able to deal with
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue
to see through; to see the true nature of something
to put in; to place inside; to be enthusiastic; to be engrossed; to be in high spirits; to be excited
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
possessiveness; desire to monopolize (monopolise); desire for control
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
in a positive sense of the word; in the best sense of the word; in a good way
junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
one's person; around one's person
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
load; heavy burden; encumbrance; heavy freight; heavy responsibility
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
jokingly; in the form of a joke
yeah; you're right; that's right
business discussion; negotiation
to ripen (fruit, grain, etc.); to become ripe
revolution; cataclysm; drastic change
to create (a sensation); to give rise to (controversy)
underworld; underside of society
(with) only a few left; (with) little left
extended leave; long vacation
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
transfer student; student changing schools
diligent application (to work or study); cultivating one's character by studying hard; mutual encouragement (to improve); working hard together; friendly rivalry
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
strong nation; powerful country
the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it
prioritized; focused; concentrated; predominant
continuous; nonstop; consecutive; ceaseless
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period