Imperial Hotel (in Tokyo)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
table; desk; counter for tables, desks, etc.; offering table before an altar (sometimes used in tea ceremony); tabletop incense burner
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
big craze; boom; popular trend; widespread contagion; large outbreak
all over Japan; throughout Japan
to spread; to be propagated
germ; germs; bacteria; something harmful; vermin
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to be needed; to be wanted
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
alone; by oneself; on one's own
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
a little bit; a little while
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
no, not like that (but like this)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
January; first month of the lunar calendar
twenty-third day of the month; twenty-three days
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
consists of; comprises; is made up of