the other day; a few days ago
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
life story; personal narrative; story of one's life
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to follow; to shadow; to hanker after; to hover around
due to the nature of one's job; because of one's line of work
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); thinking ill of a person based on a misunderstanding; unjustified resentment caused by a misunderstanding; responding to kindness with resentment
memory; sense; experience
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
novel coronavirus (esp. SARS-CoV-2)
infection; contagion; becoming infected
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
expression; presentation; representation; notation
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
estimate (of costs); budget
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
mole; lentigo; beauty spot
email; mail (usu. in compound words); post; message (sent over a chat application); instant message; male
ringtone (of mobile phones, portable phones, cellphones, etc.)
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
celeb; celebrity; wealthy person; rich person; affluent; wealthy
moving about; stirring about
vice-minister (Meiji period); undersecretary
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize