(within) the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
infection; contagion; becoming infected
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
infection through contact
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
money-making; earning money
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
by means of; due to; because of; according to
around the world; throughout the world
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
fungus; germ; bacterium; bacillus
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
two persons; two people; pair; couple
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
avian influenza; bird flu