quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
considerably; fairly; quite
sullenly; taciturnly; morosely; taciturn person; uncommunicative person
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
worldly wisdom; secret of success in life
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
treating someone like a child
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
only; merely; but; no more than
many people; a large number of people
taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
successor; replacement; second wife
attendant; person who looks after one's needs; caretaker
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
mainland; the country proper; native country; country where one was born; pure land; Buddha realm
Shikoku region (incl. Tokushima, Kagawa, Ehime and Kochi prefectures)
for example; for instance; e.g.
adzuki bean (Vigna angularis)
count; earl; chief official of the Department of Worship; (arch.) eldest brother; Brazil; Brazilian
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
to press; to oppress; to dominate; to overwhelm
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
8000; eight thousand; many
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
square kilometer; square kilometre
all people; everybody; ten thousand people
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat