characteristic; feature; idiosyncrasy; spot color (in printing)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
street; quarter; district; area
middle class; bourgeoisie
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
high-end residential area; affluent neighbourhood
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
enterprise; business; company; corporation
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
war; fighting; fierce competition
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
new type; new style; new model; new strain (e.g. infectious disease)
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
helping hand; help; support; aid
to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)
to be frank with you; to tell you the truth; I'm going to lay my cards on the table
in this way; thus; such; uh...
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to value; to prize; to esteem; to respect
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to get flustered; to get flurried; to get agitated; to become impatient; to hurry
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
appreciation of the yen; strong yen; strengthening of the yen; high-valued yen; exchange in favor of the yen (favour)