Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
assistance payment; subsidiary aid
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
of course; certainly; naturally
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
new student; freshman; first-year student
choices; alternatives; options
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker
to increase; to add to; to augment
if so; in that case; in that situation
income; receipts; revenue
falling below quota; not reaching capacity (e.g. a school having fewer applicants for entrance exams than its quota)
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
management base; business foundation
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till