the ways of the world; human nature
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
human-wave tactics; throwing people at a problem
disregarding; taking no account of; ignoring; overlooking
(a) touch of; tinge of; wreath (e.g. of smoke); one stroke; one brush
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
don't worry about it; forget about it
contacting; getting in touch; communication; call; message
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
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
direct unforked road; straight path
babysitting; babysitter; taking care of; assisting; assistant
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
gatekeeper; doorman; porter
rascal; villain; scoundrel; ruffian; crook
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to run out of breath; to be short of breath; to run out of steam; to be unable to continue; to die
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
to be infected; to be contagious
to begin to get dark; to begin to set (the Sun)
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
travelling clothes; traveling clothes; travelling outfit; traveling outfit
the place for; the time for; the level of
racing noisily (in a car, motorcycle, etc.); roaring (e.g. down the street)
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
cloud of dust (sand, etc.)
worn-out; shabby; seedy; wrinkled-up; threadbare
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
notice; notification; permission; consent; rejection; refusal