present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
faint, ironic or bittersweet smile
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
I see; that's right; indeed
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to recall; to remember; to recollect
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
don't you think?; indicates question
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
miasma; noxious form of "bad air" formerly believed to cause diseases
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
don't you think?; indicates question
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already