being very busy; busyness
to gather; to collect; to assemble
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
bye-bye; good-bye; see you; saying goodbye; parting
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
Central and South America
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
time; hour; period; class
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to push up; to force up; to pressure one's superiors; to burst out (of emotions, etc.); to fill one's heart
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
resident of Tokyo; citizen of Tokyo; Tokyoite
taxpayers' (precious) money; hard-earned tax money; heavy tax; conscription; compulsory military service
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
trip abroad; overseas travel
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
estimate (of costs); budget
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
(written) explanation; instructions (e.g. on a product); explanatory label
maid; helper; help; assistance
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)