to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
(within) the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
prompt decision; snap judgement; snap judgment
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
please (give me); please (do for me)
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
to be reasonable; to stand to reason; to be logical; to hold water
outsider; someone outside of a group
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
fresh troops; fresh players; newcomer; new employee; new method; new way
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
to fly (with great force); to blast (e.g. into the sky); to lack common sense; to be extremely surprised (by)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to confuse (someone); to befuddle; to bewilder; to mystify; to throw up a smokescreen; (lit.) to surround with smoke
to talk; to chat; to chatter
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
to kick out (e.g. someone from a house)
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
choosing between two things; two choices