unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
official recognition; official approval; certification; authorization; authorisation
fully prepared; all ready
fixed period; fixed term; regular; periodic; fixed-term commuter pass; fixed-term deposit
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to present; to do (for someone)
preferential treatment; special treatment; different treatment; express delivery; special delivery
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
rope; cord; policeman's rope
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to tremble violently; to shudder up; to shake
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; because; since; for
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
(really) terrible; awful; (very) nasty; (extremely) harsh; severe
body build; physique; frame
narrow (blade); slender (figure, build); thin
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements; e.g. trembling, quick steps); gradual; bit by bit
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
fair; impartial; just; fairness; impartiality; justice
to stand up straight; to stick up (e.g. of hair); to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand (doing nothing); to stand around
briskly; energetically; livelily; efficiently; crisply; vigorously
extreme masochist; very masochistic
casual; doing something without taking it too seriously
aspiration; volunteering; desire; application
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
inside one's heart; in one's mind
pressing one's hands together in prayer; triangular frame of a thatched roof; yours sincerely; yours truly
journey; route of a journey
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
to collect; to gather; to compile; to arrange; to settle
nothing but; except; no more than
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
(large) building; public building; hall
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
agricultural community; farm village; rural
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
inn town; post town; post-station town
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
along (a river, coast, railway, etc.); on (e.g. a street)
camping; campground; making camp