midtown; mid-town; middle of a town
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
boastful speech; bragging
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
list of the richest people; billionaires list
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
to overstep the mark; to go too far; to overdo it
desire for improvement (in social standing, etc.); ambition to rise in the world
instant messaging (messenger, message); IM; input method; IM
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
such; this sort of; like this
impossible; unlikely; improbable
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
such; this sort of; like this
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
reimbursement; compensation; reparation; indemnity
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
elm tree (esp. the Japanese elm, Ulmus davidiana var. japonica)
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
Metropolitan Police Department (esp. Tokyo)
practice; practising; exercises; manoeuvres; seminar (student debates, presentations, etc.); practicum
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
within; inside of; less than
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)