experienced person; person who has had a particular experience
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
to travel all over; to be active in places widely apart
preference; priority; precedence
to neglect; to ignore; to disregard; to make light of
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to accept; to receive; to agree
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
perfunctory; apathetic; makeshift; slapdash; routine; usual
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
submersion; inundation; being flooded
to order; to command; to appoint
exaggerated; overblown; pretentious
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
to take; to catch; to capture
birth; creation; formation
while looking on in blank amazement; before one's very eyes; before one knew what was happening
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
number of characters; number of letters
ratio; proportion; percentage
new; fresh; new item (e.g. customer, regulation); newly created object; new customer
applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé; rectangular dessert (usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
avenue; boulevard; tree-lined street
power; authority; influence
neighbour; neighbor; neighbourhood; neighborhood
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
one room apartment; studio apartment
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances