before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
(public) peace; stability; tranquility; tranquillity
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); search (e.g. on the Internet); retrieval (of information); reference
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
within the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill; check; bill; promissory note
back; rear; background; backdrop; backing; support; going backwards
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
surreal; surrealism; shul; schul
stand; stall; booth; kiosk; store
one (thing); one piece; one item
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
parenthood; parent or someone with children on the way (esp. an expecting mother); (of a fish) containing roe (eggs)
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
distant look; faraway look
... years old; age (of) ...
to take into consideration; to use one's discretion
age difference; disparity in age; age gap
ice; ice cream; ice pop; ice lolly; cold; iced (e.g. iced tea, iced coffee); ice (stimulant drug)
viscous; mushy; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to be soluble (in); to be used up (of money or time); to be wasted
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
washing; sashimi chilled in iced water
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
damply; moistly; clammily; stickily
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
(ice cream) cone; (speaker) cone; (traffic) cone; corn; maize
ground; earth's surface; land; lot; plot