to approach; to draw near
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
sister (sibling); (Catholic) sister; sister (female partner in a homosexual relationship)
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
simply put; putting it simply; in short
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
residence; housing; residential building
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
later on; eventually; afterwards
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to be in charge of; to manage; to direct; to rule; to govern; to control
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
license system; licence system; permit system; approval basis
flag; boolean value; something that foreshadows a future event or outcome (in a film, novel, etc.)
as much as one wants; as many as one wants; all that one wishes for
taking leave (of a visited place); leaving; going home; leaving one's employment; quitting one's job; being dismissed
the whole area; the entire region; all parts (of); the whole field (of study); every field; the whole gamut
shopping; purchased goods
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
still; even now; to this day
10,000; ten thousand; 10^4
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
elementary level; beginner level
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
alchemy; way of making money; moneymaker; money-spinner
copper (Cu); bronze (medal)
reservation; putting on hold; deferment; withholding
to be saved up (of money)
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
shortcut; taking a shortcut; (keyboard) shortcut; short-cut hairstyle for women
another time; some other time