elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients
base (of a polygon); bottom (of the social scale); lower levels; base (e.g. of support); foundation
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
near; nearby; not far off
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
countryside people (in town); visitor from the country; out-of-towner; country bumpkin (visiting the big city); yokel
just like; exactly like; as if; (do) just like ...; (be) virtually like ...; as if it were ...
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; node (of a plant stem); joint
what the?; what's going on?; what's this?
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
sharp increase; sudden rise
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
appearing one after another; cropping up one after another; occurring in succession
string; cord; leash; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
senior; veteran; old-timer
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
scoundrel; rascal; villain
good-looking; fair; beautiful
hunting; hunt; gathering (mushrooms, shellfish, etc.); picking (berries, fruit, etc.); hunting down (a criminal, etc.); rounding up (e.g. communists)
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
abuse; misuse; perversion
secret trick; hidden method; trick of the trade; cheat (in a video game)
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
to calculate; to compute; to deduce; to infer; to conclude
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal