bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
audience (with a person of high standing); eye-level
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
metropolitan governor; governor of Tokyo
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to be forestalled; to be taken in; to be cheated; to be outwitted
compensation for eviction; compensation for forced removal
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
family; members of a family
household; home; family; housekeeping
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
dwelling; house; residence; address
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
how; in what way; how about
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
than; from; out of; except; but; more
to make it less expensive
to draw back; to leave (the area)
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
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)
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case