splendor; splendour; gorgeousness; showiness; gaudiness; extravagance
first-class goods; A-grade product
soil fertility; soil quality; productivity of the soil
furnishings; implements; equipment
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to call out; to ask someone to come
call; summons; convening; convocation
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
matter in question; that matter; the matter; the issue
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of
scheme; plot; artifice; stratagem; trick
about; concerning; related to; -ish
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
because; for; the reason why is ...
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
independent action; acting alone
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
(social) class; rank; grade
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
that is to say; so that means
very improbable; vanishingly unlikely; only with a miracle
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
careful; cautious; wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent
clever; intelligent; bright; well-behaved (esp. of children and pets); obedient; good
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start