apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
quite unlike; not bearing the slightest resemblance
to go with (a companion); to hang out with; to do together
level; standard; water level
cinnabar; vermillion; red pigment (and ink made from same); red text (as used to correct documents)
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest
surrounding environment; ambient surrounding; one's surroundings
one's relationships; people one knows; circle of friends
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
innocent; chaste; naive; pure; unmixed; genuine
to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to pickle; to preserve (in salt, vinegar, etc.)
peace; peace sign; V sign
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
very highly commended; highly lauded; very well-received; very popular
beyond that point; after that
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
established; fixed; prearranged; predetermined
rail (track); (curtain) rail; track (for a sliding door); groundwork; spadework
personality; individuality; TV personality; celebrity
firm; strong; solid; stable
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
sparse; distant (of a relationship); estranged; alienated
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
parting; separation; farewell
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
thereupon; shortly thereafter