to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
establishment; settlement
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
temporary absence from school
document; letter; writing; contents (e.g. of a letter)
from the viewpoint of; according to
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
as everyone knows; needless to say; obvious
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to walk with; to make someone tag along; to carry around (esp. a child); to carry about
minimum; lowest; minimal; at a minimum
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
hold; catch; connection; relationship; unease; discomfort
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
high-rise building; tower block; skyscraper
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
development; growth; progress; development; expansion (of a typhoon, low-pressure area, etc.); developmental disability
department store; department
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
innocent; childlike; guileless; free of malice; thoughtless; simple-minded
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
to spit out; to eject; to dump
town; city; municipal; urban
prominent; eminent; leading; foremost; distinguished
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...