to attract public attention; to create a stir; to arouse interest
regularization; regularisation; getting up speed; proceeding at full tilt
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
twenty-sixth day of the month; twenty-six days
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
rationality; reasonableness
establishment; settlement
ideal situation; ideal world; perfect world; utopia
low-cost car designed for the mass market; economy car; popular car
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
quotation; citation; reference
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
pastime; hobby; favorite amusement; dissipation; debauchery; loose living
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
pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
especially; particularly; unusually; (arch.) additionally
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
earthquake disaster; Great Kanto Earthquake (1923)
whole year; entire year; n-th year anniversary
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
first day of the month; (arch.) first ten days of the lunar month
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
due form; official; formality
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
uphill task; difficult undertaking (project)