when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
dominion; territory; possession
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
mediator; peacemaker; troubleshooter; manager
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
scale; scope; plan; structure
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
inside; interior; inner part
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
function; facility; faculty; feature
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
manager; landlord; warden; root (user)
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
now that you say that; now that you mention it
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
(one) could even say that
production (e.g. play); direction
sauce; Worcestershire sauce
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
interior (of building, room, vehicle, etc.); interior design
diurnality; daytime activity; diurnal
unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky
around the clock; day and night
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
counter for chairs or seats
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)