dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
maid; helper; help; assistance
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
flour; meal; powder; dust
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict
order; sequence; procedure
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
propulsion; drive; promotion (of a policy, project, movement, etc.); furtherance; advancement
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
greening (i.e. planting to increase greenery); tree planting; afforestation
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
personal; individual; private
regularization; regularisation; getting up speed; proceeding at full tilt
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
to compete with; to vie for
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
to have a rumor circulating
to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous
to affect; to impact; to influence
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
conference room; council room
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match