Vocabulary

I don't care; fine, whatever; that's okay; sure, go ahead

to play it safe

to steal a kiss; to snatch a kiss

police violence; police brutality

unmanly; weak; irresolute; sissy; acting like a woman

to go down in history; to be recorded in the history books

with all due respect; I'm sorry, but ...; I'm afraid ...

fools fall easily for flattery; fools and smoke rise to great heights

not losing out (to); holding one's own (against); comparing favorably (with); being a fair match (for)

closeted maiden; carefully raised girl from a well-to-do family

I believe in order to understand; credo ut intelligam

and various other things; and many other things; and more; and what not; and all that

to cause casualties; to result in deaths

to tune in to a channel; to switch to a channel

first and last (time, chance, etc.); (the) only

thanks to your assistance; thanks to your help; thanks to your support

thanks to your assistance; thanks to your help; thanks to your support

somehow or other; one way or another; by some means or other

being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem

the great municipal mergers of the Heisei era; series of large-scale municipal mergers carried out between 1995 and 2010 under the temporary Special Mergers Law

chili oil mixed with chopped garlic, onions, etc.

stop talking nonsense; don't be ridiculous; give me a break

person older than oneself (who has more life experience)

resigning to another's will; going along without resistance; doing as another wants

to stop; to quit; to put an end to

to be popular

to devote all one's energies; to give one's everything; to put in all one's effort

very little (amount); next to nothing; hardly any; paltry; meagre

to give one's everything; to do one's best

to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted

jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point

of all people; a person of ...'s standing

emotional wall; internal barrier

may (it) be so; please let (it) happen

inside one's heart; in one's mind

time passes

as time passes; with the passing of time; with time

if possible; preferably; if circumstances allow

going there is easy but coming back is scary

a prediction may or may not come true; only god knows what will happen