centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
being startled, surprised or afraid; panic; trepidation
to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
other party; other side; ahead; in front; destination
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
gasping for breath; puffing and panting; wheezing
knowing; (an) acquaintance
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
story; tale; talk; discussion
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
conventional train line (esp. non-Shinkansen)
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
even though; despite; when
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
one revolution; one rotation
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
inorganic matter; mineral matter; cold; inhuman; robotic
that is to say; so that means
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
symbol; code; sign; notation
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to spread; to be propagated