(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
quietly; calmly; comfortably; peacefully
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
how many months?; how long?
that day; the very same day
after school (at the end of the day)
at work; in the midst of work; working
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
(university) president; chancellor; principal; provost
prohibition; inhibition; ban
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
thumping (heart); banging; pounding; racing
to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out
to appease; to suppress; to calm
finding employment; getting a job
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
New World (esp. the Americas, but also Australasia)
being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
more than anything; above all else
correspondence; exchange of letters
how; in what way; how about; questionable
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
to lose hope; to be plunged into darkness
literally; to the letter; literal
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
note (letter) left behind; will