target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
both; both sides; both parties
alone; by oneself; on one's own
outline; summary; gist; roughly; about; nearly
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
personality; character; individuality; personhood
failure; mistake; blunder
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
very interesting; of great interest
complete change; about-face
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
to pass (of time); to elapse
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to be worried; to be troubled
to appear; to start to appear; to show signs of appearing
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time
hook; hook bracket (Japanese quotation mark)
university student; college student
many; a lot; much; multitude
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
to happen suddenly; to take place unexpectedly
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
field of early-blooming (or ripening) rice
early ripening rice; early-ripening fruit (grain, etc.); person who becomes physically or mentally mature at an early age
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt