Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
prefecture (Japan); county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (France); province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
school; proof (of a book, document, etc.); counter for proofs
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
election; selection; choice
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
best; most (valuable player); top (quality); grade A; ace; finest
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
another school; other schools
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
classic (work, esp. book); the classics
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
difficult to approach; inaccessible
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
experienced person; person who has had a particular experience
it is not (like that) either
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
pitch; tone; time; tempo; mood; tendency
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
asterism; pattern of stars which do not form a constellation
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy