cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
at least; at most; (even) just
transactions; dealings; business
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
fourth day of the month; four days
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
intelligence gathering; information gathering
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
Tokyo Big Sight (exhibition center)
contract; compact; agreement
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
admission limit; restricted admission
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
scene; spectacle; sight; view
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
clear as day; perfectly obvious; plain as daylight
people who share an interest; people of similar tastes; kindred minds
den; haunt; hangout; nest; lair
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
in the morning; during the morning
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things
crossed wires or lines (of communication); confusion
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
inadvertently; for no special reason; truthfully; unexpectedly; after realizing; without knowing