to play a central role; to take a leading part
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
(not) a single person; (no) one
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
the other day; a few days ago
your; indicates high rank or status; indicates love and respect (usu. for an older person)
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
synthesis; coordination; putting together; comprehensive
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
in comparison to; rather than
(some) more; even more; longer; further
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
town; city; municipal; urban
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
almost; roughly; approximately
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point