a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
economic world; financial circles; business community
leader; authority; mainstay
connection; link; relationship
I see; that's right; indeed
proposal; motion; recommendation
heavy concentration; overconcentration
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
position in a game of go or shogi; state of the game; aspect of an affair; situation
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
in advance; beforehand; previously
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; addition; inclusion; taking into account
simulation; simulation (of a foul); diving; flopping
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
Prime Minister's official residence
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
prefecture (Japan); county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (France); province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
how long; how far; how much
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
numerical value; numerics; reading (on a meter, etc.)
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
if it is the case that ...
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
to accept; to receive; to agree
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
skill; skillful; dexterity; flattery
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)