the (one's) best pupil; the (one's) top disciple
of course; certainly; naturally
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
managerial liability; executive responsibility; accountability
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
megalopolis; megacity; supercity
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
to explain; to dispel doubts
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
whole nation; whole land; whole country
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
intelligence or information network