considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
jingle; jangle; chatty; nattering; coquettish; tawdry
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
to be surprised; to be astonished
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
fortunate person; lucky fellow; lucky dog
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
beauty treatment; cosmetology; beauty salon; beauty-treatment clinic
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to be lacking in options; to be too few
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
to take another good look at; to reconsider; to analyze; to reexamine
Amur silvergrass (Miscanthus sacchariflorus)
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
to be worried; to be troubled
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who