to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
control; management (e.g. of a business)
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
to grant someone's request
to loiter around; to wander about
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
wild; growing wild; living in the wild; (arch.) I
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
repeated at intervals; every other (day, week, month, ...)
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
to pick up; to find; to gather
discovery; detection; finding
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
after a long time; for the first time in a while
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
to bring (someone) back home; to take (someone) back home
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
cooperative relation; cooperative relationship; collaborative relationships; cooperative structure; cooperative ties; cooperative alliance
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit