metropolitan tax (of Tokyo)
feeling restless; feeling nervous; fidgety; distracted
pushing sumo; classic way of wrestling without using the belt
having a child (usu. from a former relationship); accompanied by one's child
to acknowledge; to understand; to appreciate
favorable; favourable; friendly; vividly colored; vividly coloured
interlude; intermission; insert chapter; special chapter
strong-willed person; old hand; shrewd rascal; strong man; brave man
to talk big; to be bombastic
fortitude; firmness of character; hardihood; manliness
written request; requisition
head; brains; intelligence
to mount (animal behaviour); to assert dominance
to aim for laughs; to play to the crowd
to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other
person from the same province, town, village, etc.
mild; mild-mannered; gentle
required; needed; necessary
nevertheless; even then; however; be that as it may; even so; though that it be so
health is wealth; health is your most valuable asset
within the sphere of influence (of)
statement (of a carefully reasoned logical argument); dissertation; enunciation; setting forth
legalization; legalisation
to take up space; to occupy space
nice-looking; seemingly fine; nice-sounding; polite-sounding; plausible (e.g. excuse); glib
low rating; bad reputation
impossible; unthinkable; unimaginable