to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
to put a burden on; to tax (e.g. strength)
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
to come of age; to become an adult; to become fully qualified; to stand on one's own
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
finding employment; getting a job
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
discouraged; dispirited; despondent
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout
traffic restrictions; traffic control
parking lot; car park; carpark; parking garage
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
neighborhood association; neighbourhood association
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
forcefulness of speech; influential voice
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
monolith; large slab of rock
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet