strict; close; precise; scrupulous
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
qualitative difference; disparity; gap
correction; revision; redressing; rectifying
being elected; being selected (to win a prize, etc.); winning (in a lottery, raffle, etc.)
political measures; policy
person on top of the income scale; top earner
to supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs); to pay; to give board; to provide meals
to take on a role; to take part
money-making; earning money
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
local rule; house rule; ground rule
cooperation; coordination; link
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
base (military, expedition, etc.)
demesne; estate; private land; private property
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
rolling stock; railroad cars; wheeled vehicles
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
to install; to equip; to mount
strenuous exertion; spurt; splurge
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
arm wrestling; Indian wrestling; wrestling relying on brute strength (of the arms), rather than skill
full view; plain sight; completely visible
to be too numerous; to be too much