doing as one is told; yes-man
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
fertile; rich; productive
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
being dotted with; being scattered
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
paving (a road); surfacing (with asphalt, concrete, etc.); pavement
blunder; miss; slip; oversight
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
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.)
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
one large ...; a great ...
commerce; trade; business
area; zone; (lit.) belt (of land)
heart; guts; nerve; central part
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital