collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
to give candid advice; to give harsh but honest advice; to admonish
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
dawn (of a new era, civilization, etc.); dawning
general term; generic name
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
transactions; dealings; business
very small fraction (of); very small proportion; very small part; tiny bit
junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them; flaking out
product; commodity; merchandise
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
flight; desertion; escape
about the same; about equal to; close match
agricultural community; farm village; rural
transit point; transit airport; connection airport
war; fighting; fierce competition
sad face; sorrowful face; anxious look; sad countenance
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
just past noon; afternoon
to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to read (extra meaning) into (something); to take (future changes) into consideration; to load (data); to read
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
running in; rushing into; last-minute rush
relativity; relative; facing (e.g. a problem); confronting
pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor
to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire); to dry; to toast; to grill; to broil
to blow out; to spout out
index finger; forefinger; first (occ. second) finger; second toe
fumigation; smoking (out)
excellent article; fine item; rare beauty; masterpiece; gem
ground; earth's surface; land; lot; plot
stagnation; standstill; accumulation; stay; sojourn
floor above; floor upstairs
being filled with; being full of; permeation
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise