frontage; width (of a building, plot of land, etc.); breadth (e.g. of one's knowledge); scope (e.g. of one's work); range
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; excuse
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
going round in circles; game of cat and mouse; pointless and repetitive back-and-forth; itachigokko; Japanese children's game
humanity; empathy; kindness; human nature; common sense; customs and manners
grasp; catch; understanding
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
government office; public office
preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)
former (incumbent); predecessor
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
to throw in a shrimp and pull out a whale; to use a sprat to catch a mackerel; to get big returns on a small investment
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
restoration; return; reduction; resolution; deoxidization
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
proclamation; promulgation
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
very highly commended; highly lauded; very well-received; very popular
rule; reign; government; governing
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)