several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
any more; any further; any better; any longer
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
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
every year; yearly; annually
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
seriously; no kidding; joking aside; in all seriousness
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
common name; popular name
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
secret; private; surreptitious
management; administration; operation
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
the big two...; two major...; two main...
close; intimate; on good terms
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
memories; recollections; reminiscence
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); thinking ill of a person based on a misunderstanding; unjustified resentment caused by a misunderstanding; responding to kindness with resentment
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
number two; mistress; concubine