stylish; fashionable; dressing (oneself) up; dressing smartly; fashionable dresser; smartly dressed person
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
combination; union; combined; joint; congruence
university town; college town
change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
subsidy; grant; subvention
area; region; district; locality
throwing down; dropping; airdrop; investment
industry-academic; industry-university
cooperation; coordination; collaboration; integration; linking
semi-governmental; semi-official
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
facility; facilities; institution; home (for the elderly, orphans, etc.)
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
freezing (e.g. water); freezing (prices, wages, assets, etc.); moratorium; suspension (e.g. investment)
(national) capital (city); metropolis
moving; relocation; change of address; transfer (of deeds, property, etc.); demise
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
different opinion; objection
set meal; special (of the day)
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
to treat (someone) to (something); to give (someone) a treat; to buy (someone a meal, drink, etc.); to be extravagant; to live in luxury
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish
casual income; extraordinary revenue; incidental income; nonrecurring income; perquisite
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
undesirable friend; bad company; bad companion; partner-in-crime (i.e. good friend); close friend; buddy
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; gibe