city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
below one's eyes; under one's eyes; length (of a fish) from eyes to tail fin
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
to be conspicuous; to stand out
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
time; hour; period; class
operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to move (house); to change residence
to pass (of time); to elapse
firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
had better ...; had better not ...
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)