because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
to (seem) eager to; to want to; to be anxious to
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
centralized authoritarian rule; centralised authoritarian rule
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
street; quarter; district; area
secondary residence; vacation home; villa
custom; general rule; convention; usually; generally; as a rule
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
management; administration; operation
heir; inheritor; successor
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
(present) head of a family
most part; greater part; majority
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
real intention; true motive; true meaning
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
to smile broadly; to grin widely
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
preferential treatment; special treatment; discrimination; express delivery; special delivery
being obtrusive; being conspicuous (in a bad way)
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
convenient; handy; useful
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
whispering; murmuring; subdued