than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
investigator (usu. of criminal cases)
Western painting; Western film; Western movie
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
when; how soon; how long until
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
long ago; a long time ago; already
return; reversion; comeback; carriage return
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
opening and shutting; opening and closing
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
job; work; duties; trade; skill
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
change; alteration; substitute; spare; rate of exchange
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
minority (i.e. being under age); minor; underage person
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
within the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
to go to meet (someone); to go to pick up
upper; upward; outer; surface; top
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
(period of) a year; during the era (of)
10,000; ten thousand; 10^4
article; news story; report; account
moment; instant; just then; right at that moment; for a moment; for an instant
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful