claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
account of a dream; fantastic story; wild tale; empty dream
how; in what way; how about; questionable
severe; strict; tough; hard
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
successfully; nicely; (yummy) food; yum-yum
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke
to be conspicuous; to stand out
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
stagnation; standstill; accumulation; stay; sojourn
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
place; situation; position; location
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
taking a seat; sitting down (in one's seat)
(being) within range (radio, commuting, etc.); (being) within the sphere (e.g. of influence)
dispersal; evacuation; removal; spreading out (troops); deployment
singularity; singular point
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
for convenience; as a matter of convenience
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
solid body; three-dimensional object; multi-storey car park
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
town; city; municipal; urban
outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks