first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
coming; going; being (somewhere); (please) come; go; stay
bye-bye; goodbye; saying goodbye; parting
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
Central and South America
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
time; hour; period; class
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
lately; recently; these days
to push up; to thrust up; to put pressure on (one's superiors); to pressure; to well up (of an emotion); to surge up
to call; to name; to call oneself ...; to go by the name of ...; to purport (to be); to profess
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
resident of Tokyo; citizen of Tokyo; Tokyoite
taxpayers' hard-earned money; heavy tax; conscription; compulsory military service
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
trip abroad; overseas travel
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
estimate (of costs); budget
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
(written) explanation; explanatory label (e.g. in a museum); information sign (e.g. at a tourist spot); instructions (e.g. for a product)
maid; helper; help; assistance
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
studying abroad; (temporarily) studying at another school (to learn a specific skill)
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
to become better; to improve