where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
every month; each month; monthly
complimentary copy of a book
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
expansion; extension; enlargement; escape; ESC
construction; establishment
ideal land; earthly paradise; Utopia; Arcadia
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
exemplar; model; example; pattern
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
prickling; stinging; tingling
print; printing; (printed) copy; handout; flyer
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
preliminary arrangements; spade work
reporting, contacting, and consultation
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
opinion; point of view; visual point
prompt answer; direct personal answer
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
customer; client; client company; business connection; trade partner
binding; regulation; limit; binding period (e.g. phone or broadband contract); minimum contract term
to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
having little knowledge (of); being ill-informed
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
government service; the bureaucracy
leadership; initiative; spearhead
beside a nobleman; close aid (of a nobleman, etc.); place where a high ranking person resides; one's own city (of a shogun, lord, etc.); place under one's direct control; one's own turf
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
covered in mud; mud-caked