to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
if possible; preferably; if circumstances allow
frightening; scary; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) exaggerated; (arch.) huge
two persons; two people; pair; couple
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
heigh-ho; heave-ho; la-la
(pilot or driver's) seat; cockpit
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
headquarters; head office; main office
gaudy; showy; garish; loud
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
development; exploitation
to stand on tiptoe; to rise in the world; to become arrogant
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
normalcy; normality; normal
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
considerably; fairly; quite
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
used; second-hand; old; Middle Ages (in Japan esp. Heian period)
constellation; astrological sign; star sign; zodiac sign
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
Milky Way galaxy; Milky Way; the Galaxy; galactic system; galaxy
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
indicate reason; infers some protest
propulsion; drive; promotion (of a policy, project, movement, etc.); furtherance; advancement
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over