how long; how much; to what extent
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
being rampant; domination
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
tradition; legend; folklore
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
everywhere; all over; throughout
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
technique; art; skill; move
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
name; given name; first name
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
indescribable; having no way to express
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
to dry up completely; to become stale
hail (esp. hailballs 5 mm or greater)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
human intellect; knowledge
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!