traveling expenses; travelling expenses
bribe; sweetener; douceur
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
permit (to pass, enter, etc.); pass
hearsay; learning by hearsay
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
lower region; lower part; region below
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
unconditionally; as a rule
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
controlled society; regulated society
difficult to ...; hard to ...
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
individual; private person; personal; private
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
major; large; the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; major (key, scale, etc.); (oil) major
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation
many; much; plenty; hardly
outside the country; abroad
trouble; quarrel; dispute
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
about when; about what time; how soon
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which