prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to be able to manage somehow or another
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
(some) more; even more; longer; further
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
marimo (variety of algae, Cladophora aegagropila); round green algae; Cladophora ball; lake ball; moss ball
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
to look forward to something
euphoric; happy; buoyant; bouncy
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
rock (music); rock; boulder; on the rocks
forward; forwarding (email); forwards; forward contract
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
passing (a test, examination, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); (giving something a) pass; skipping (one's turn)
etc.; et cetera; and so on
to give directions; to issue instructions
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
email; mail (usu. in compound words); post; message (sent over a chat application); instant message; male
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to watch over; to watch attentively
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
hilly section of a city (usu. residential); Yamanote (hilly residential section of western Tokyo, incl. Yotsuya, Aoyama, Koishikawa, Hongo, Ichigaya, Akasaka, Azabu and surrounds); place near the mountains
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
white-eye family of birds (Zosteropidae); Japanese white-eye (Zosterops japonicus)