extraordinary; exceptional; unprecedented; solecistic; non-standard; irregular
proposal; proposition; suggestion
situation; developments; outcome
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
ancient and modern times; all ages; past and present
unprecedented; unparalleled; unparallelled
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
many; a lot of; a great number of; numerous
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
utterly (unknown; esp. of someone's whereabouts); completely; (no information) whatsoever; at all
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
familiarity; intimacy; acquaintance
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
participation; joining; entry
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
light; lamp; counter for electric lights
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
unchanged (from long ago); as it was in the past; same old; traditional
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
immigration; emigration; immigrant; emigrant
people; citizens; subjects; folk
to mix (with); to be mixed (together); to be mingled
population composition; population make-up
curious; strange; unusual
light; easy; non-serious; minor
East End (London, Shanghai, etc.)
these days; nowadays; recently; lately
state of things; state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober