roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
curtain raising; starting (e.g. play, concert)
six o'clock; six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)
gathering; mixer; meetup; assembly; social; exchange meeting
public performance; exhibition in a foreign country
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
recently; lately; these days
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
with these words; while saying
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
minus; subtraction; negative (number); deficit; loss; disadvantage; drawback
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
assortment; product lineup
arrival of goods; goods received
3000; three thousand; many
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
to begin talking; to open up
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
that's true; of course; obviously
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to change places (with); to be replaced (with, by); to be changed; to change (seats, shifts, etc.; with someone); to switch; to exchange
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
first-class; first-rate; characteristic (of); peculiar (to); school (e.g. of flower arrangement); one flag
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
looking for a change of occupation; looking for a new job
to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew
to make one's rounds; to patrol
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
outline; summary; gist; basic points
butting; clashing (of schedules, etc.); conflict; colliding
Metropolitan Police Department (Tokyo)
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
strong black tea with a lot of milk