city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
scarecrow; figurehead; dummy
afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time
in spite of; despite; although; regardless of; irrespective of
retort; back talk; backchat
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
(hospital) nurse; registered nurse; RN
breeding; raising; rearing; keeping
to flare up; to burst into flames
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
to go past; to pass; to pass by
group (of people); crowd; horde; throng; mob; multitude
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
defense; defence; pleading; advocacy
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
hating; strongly disliking
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
to follow; to shadow; to hanker after; to hover around
of good character; kindhearted; good-natured
persevering; very patient
centre of gravity (center); centroid; barycenter; (one's) balance
major; lieutenant commander; wing commander
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail
there it is; there it comes; got it; of course; it figures; I knew it
contributing cause; exciting cause; incentive; motive
disturbance; confusion; perturbation; commotion; turbulence
to make (someone) realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home (to someone); to teach (someone) a lesson
spokesperson; speaker (for someone); mouthpiece; voice (e.g. for the ordinary citizen)
to row; to paddle; to pedal (a bicycle, etc.); to swing (on a swing); to work (a hand pump); to push through (a thicket, deep snow, etc.)