having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
to be erected; to be built
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
waiting for a cancellation; being on standby; being on a waiting list
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
besides; in addition; also; moreover
foreign; abroad; overseas
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
miscellaneous; mixed; unorganized
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
intention; inclination; mind; idea; wish; view
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane
advanced; pioneering; cutting-edge
(distant) future; future existence; world beyond the grave; future (tense)
town; city; municipal; urban
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
to go (to); to make one's way (to); to visit
(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)
doctor; PhD; exposition; fair; exhibition
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary