from the beginning; from the first; of course; not to mention ...; not only ... but also ...
allowance; remittance; sending (someone) an allowance
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; albite
living by oneself; living alone
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
Kantō (region comprising Tokyo and surrounding prefectures); Kantō (eastern half of Japan; during the feudal era)
sphere; circle; range; category
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life
nothing but; except; no more than
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
tourist attraction; sight-seeing area
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
original proposer; originator; proponent; initiator
interruption; discontinuance; suspension; cancellation (of a planned event); calling off
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
some; few; a number of; somewhat; to a certain extent; a bit
any- (e.g. anything, anywhere, anyone); -ever (e.g. whatever, wherever, whenever); even (if it's just ...); at least; either ... or ...
discouraged; dispirited; despondent
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned