Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
these days; nowadays; today; at this time (of day); at this hour
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
handmade; handcrafted; homemade; homegrown
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
make-up; makeup; cosmetics; decoration; dressing; veneer
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
to change (one's clothes)
bustling; shuffling; squirming; creepy crawly
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to get hungry; to become hungry
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
dad; daddy; papa; sugar daddy
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
wherein; therein; thereinto
frantic dash; rushing at full speed
beginning; outset; first; onset
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
to push aside; to brush aside
veteran (in a particular field); person with a lot of experience; old hand
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
eating with one's fingers; snitching food; snatched food; embezzlement; misappropriation; flirting
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in a web browser)
grains; lumps; drops; grainy; bumpy; coarse
(ice cream) cone; (speaker) cone; (traffic) cone; corn; maize
to dress (e.g. a salad); to toss (in a sauce or dressing)
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
to become a (bad) habit; to become a habitual practice; to become addictive; to grow on one; to become moreish
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on