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; already; a long time ago
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
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
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; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
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
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
consultation; discussion; conference; collusion; bid-rigging
setback; deadlock; standstill; impasse; miscarriage
highway; freeway; expressway; motorway
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to 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; vicinity; environs; approaching
contriving (to raise funds, to find time, etc.); working out (a solution)
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