look who's talking; you're one to talk; you can talk
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
appearing together (in a film, play, etc.); performing together (at a concert, etc.); acting together; co-starring; playing together (in a sports match)
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
ideally; if one were to wish for more
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
to become better; to improve
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
live singing; poor singing; bad singing
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
metropolitan governor; governor of Tokyo
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
competition rate; success rate; ratio of successful (applicants) to total applicants
fixed number (of people); prescribed number (of regular personnel, students, etc.); quota; capacity (of a bus, boat, theatre, etc.); seating capacity
connection; link; relationship
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
Yuriko Koike (1952.7-), Governor of Tokyo
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
opening (of a new road, railway, etc.); going into operation (e.g. telephone communication); beginning services; reopening (e.g. of a road to traffic); resumption of services
(national) capital (city); metropolis
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; development; improvement
the public; general public
Western-style; foreign; Western-style toilet; flush toilet; water closet
change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification
automatic; intransitive verb
sign; mark; marker; marker
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
bedside; near one's pillow
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to jump over; to leap over; to fly over; to fly across; to jump ahead (of someone); to skip over
roar of the sea; sound of waves
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
all out; like hell; like crazy; desperately; (lit.) expecting to die