following; pursuing; tracking; shadowing; tailing; chasing
continuation; continuance; going on; resuming
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
three; three years of age
worst; poor and boring; uncool
time; hour; period; class
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
site; point on a map; spot
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
to differ; to be different; to run counter to; to change (into something out of the ordinary)
security force; public safety force
to throw; to toss; to hit; to strike; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles)
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
(some) more; even more; longer; further
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
bodyguard; bouncer; bar (e.g. on a door); bolt; stick or pole used for self-defence
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)