circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
dispersal; evacuation; removal; spreading out (troops); deployment
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
almost; roughly; approximately
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
scenery; scene; landscape
intensiveness; collecting; summarizing; putting together
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
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
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to be silent; to say nothing
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
considerably; fairly; quite
to grow fat; to gain weight; to grow fertile; to be refined (palate); to be discerning (eye, ear); to become rich
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
river; stream; River; the ... river
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
don't you think?; indicates question
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet