more than anything; above all else
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
to apologize; to apologise
scenic; beautiful; picturesque
millet or rice cake, roasted and hardened with starch syrup and sugar (sometimes including peanuts, etc.)
that's a different matter; that's a different story
tradition; legend; folklore
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
aim; goal; prospect; outlook
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking
national crisis; national disaster
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
consolatory look; comforting look
every time; whenever; as; whether; in (either case)
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
fervour; fervor; vigour; vigor; ardour; ardor
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
tomfoolery; foolish act; nonsense; fool; idiot
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
puppet; marionette; puppeteer; (arch.) prostitute
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
change of tone; variation (music); irregularity; modulation (in radio)
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished