pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
limousine (stretched car); shuttle bus (usu. to airport)
eccentric; queer; unconventional; peculiar; original
to arouse someone's interest; to whet (appetite); to be appealing; to be intriguing; to be fascinating
long ago; a long time ago; already
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
sense of liberation; feeling of freedom
good humour (humor); good mood
whim; caprice; fancy; capricious; fickle; whimsical
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
long-term resident; fixed domicile resident; permanent resident
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
construction; establishment
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
bid rigging; collusion (on contract bidding); (illegal) price-fixing agreement; consultation; discussion; conference
setback; deadlock; standstill; impasse; miscarriage
highway; freeway; expressway; motorway
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); (court) case; project; enterprise; advertisement
to stand up; to get up; to recover; to regain one's energy; to (stand up and) take action; to rise up (against); to rise (from a crouch) and make the initial charge
ministries and government offices; the authorities
change; alteration; modification
estimate (of costs); budget
review; reconsideration; revision
waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to go out (of a fire, etc.); to die out (before burning to ash); to fall through (of plans, etc.); to fizzle out; to come to nothing
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; environs; surrounding area; district
managing (to raise funds, find time, etc.); contriving; scraping together (money); working out (a plan, solution, etc.); thinking out; devising
campground; campsite; camping-ground
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
roadway; road; carriageway