Island; insula; island; islet
outward appearance; looks
as you (they, etc.) say; as you suggest; I absolutely agree
modern architecture; modernist architecture
imitation; counterfeit; fake; replica
genuine article; real thing; real deal
successive generations; successive emperors
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
street; quarter; district; area
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
undesirable lover (boyfriend, girlfriend); passion; temper; irritability
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
area (measurement); square measure; size (of land); floor space
to the extent possible; as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; wherever possible; if (at all) possible
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)
babysitting; babysitter; nanny; taking care of; looking after; accompanying
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
direction of travel; direction of movement
-clad; in the midst of; tenths (e.g. wholesale price, as tenths of retail price); times (i.e. multiplied by); able-to-seat (of a chair, etc.)
to fail (in getting a job); to miss out (at fishing, hunting, etc.); to be left out; to be crowded out
handrail; railing; banister
(wheeled) vehicle; car; (railroad) car; (railway) carriage; rolling stock
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; environs; surrounding area; district
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
inside a car (train, bus, etc.)
to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
end; finish; bound; limit; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
proficient; skilled; skillful; enjoying to the full; full satisfaction; being satiated (with)
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)