hegemony; leadership; initiative
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
becoming dull; slowing down
in the meanwhile; during the time
human rights; civil liberties
to concern; to be related
to create (a sensation); to give rise to (controversy)
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
only recently; just of late
and so; therefore; for that reason
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
actuator; access mechanism (e.g. disk)
person in charge; senior staff; manager; chief; head
to be able to tell apart; to distinguish; to recognize
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
that day; the very same day
to apologize; to apologise
naturally; of course; understandably
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
consideration; taking into account
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
outer space; void of space
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
steering; piloting; flying; management; handling; control
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
landing; alighting; touch down
vehicle; conveyance; transport; ride (playground, fair, carnival); playground facility
trunk (of a car); boot; luggage space; cargo compartment
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street