appeal (e.g. for peace); plea; appeal (of something); attractiveness; appeal (to the referee); emphasizing
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
health is wealth; health is your most valuable asset
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
deadly serious; deadly earnest
accurate; correct; precise; exact
to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
preface; introduction; lead in (to a joke, question, etc.); lead up; payment in advance (by bank transfer); swinging (one's body) forward
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill; check; bill; promissory note
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
simply; merely; only; solely
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
worried look; concerned expression
because; for; the reason why is ...
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
conference room; council room
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
point in common; common feature
within; inside of; less than
to collect; to assemble; to gather
symposium; round-table discussion
new star; newcomer; freshman
chief; main; principal; important
speculatively buying a rice harvest, while the fields are still green; recruiting of university students before the agreed date
enthusiast; mania; enthusiasm