about here; in this neighborhood
to count on; to anticipate; to expect
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear)
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
environment; circumstance
one's remaining years; the rest of one's life
Kyoto-Osaka; Kyoto and Osaka
Chūbu region (incl. Aichi, Nagano, Shizuoka, Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa, Fukui, Yamanashi and Gifu prefectures)
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
overcoat; exceeding; going over; exaggerated; over the top; over par
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
in the prefecture; prefectural
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
to be erected; to be built
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making
to create (a sensation); to give rise to (controversy)
St. Luke's International Hospital (Tokyo)
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
(as for (that)) thing; (given (that)) thing; matter; (it is a ...) thing; matter; fact
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
main object; principal object; true aim