to wear extra clothes; to dress formally
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
to compile; to bring together; to weave; to put together; to bring to a conclusion; to wrap up
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
noisily; clamorously; incessantly (complaining, pestering, etc.); going on and on; loudly (crying); wailing
to talk; to chat; to chatter
journal; magazine; periodical
process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
equality; impartiality; evenness
unity; coherence; consistency; settlement; conclusion; completion
both sides; two sides; double-sided
decrease in interest rates
carelessly; inattentively
to spend time (on doing something)
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
how; in what way; by what means
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
for the time being; at present; (arch.) hindrance
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
the Dragon (fifth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Dragon (around 8am, 7-9am, or 8-10am); east-southeast; third month of the lunar calendar
you (plural); all of you; you all
at the present time; as of now; at this time
dissenting opinion; opposite viewpoint; contraview
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
even if; even though; however; no matter how