coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
lonely (place); remote; in the middle of nowhere
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
anyway; either way; one way or the other; whichever; whatever
going on and on (about inconsequential things); talking nonsense; idling away the time; dawdling
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
royal capital; imperial capital
several times; a few times
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
riding together; sharing a car (taxi, etc.); doing in collaboration; backing of the same candidate by different political parties
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
guard; sentinel; garrison