to keep away; to keep at a distance
complete stranger; total stranger
to pile up; to accumulate
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
appalling; awful; extreme pain; deep sorrow
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
to repeat; to do something over again
anything and everything; just about everything
resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
expedient; means; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
to feel affectionate towards; to have feelings for; to care for; to hold dear
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
you (plural); all of you; you all
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
outrageous lie; outright lie
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
same row; same line; same file; same rank; same level; same category
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
what's what; heads or tails
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
to buy a replacement; to replace by buying something new
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
how long; how far; how much
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
immediately; right away; at once; instantly