final; eventual; ultimate
destination (one is heading towards); goal
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
physical condition; state of health; shape
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
calm; composed; cool; quiet
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
delay; lag; falling behind; falling behind in; lagging behind in
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
road; path; way; set of practices; moral education; Buddhist teachings; Taoism
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
around here; hereabouts; (around) this point; about now
permission; approval; authorization; license
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
without permission; without notice
territory; domain; dominion; possession
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
promotion; raising of status
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
conjugation (inflection, declension) of ichidan verbs ending in "eru"
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling