long ago; already; a long time ago
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
council (consultatory, advisory); board of trustees
trustee; councillor (councilor)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
talk (of the town); rumour; rumor; gossip
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
as (for); for; in the capacity of
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
undeveloped (area); unexplored (field of study); wild (areas); untapped area
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
custom; convention; common practice; (arch.) becoming accustomed (to)
that is to say; so that means
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
opportunity; chance; good time (to do); trend; tendency; momentum
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
complete; whole; perfect; safe
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
to stop; to quit; to put an end to
domestic affairs; internal administration
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
question; inquiry; enquiry
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
please; somehow or other; one way or another
considerably; greatly; a lot
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
number one; first; best; most; game; round
meaning; significance; sense
newspaper reporter; print journalist