to conceal one's true nature or feelings; to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
to take back; to recapture
great cause; moral law; justice
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
plaster; patch; ointment; liniment
to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread
to originate with; to start with; to stem from
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
megalopolis; megacity; supercity
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
long time (since the last time); first in a long time
surging crowd; wave of humanity; stampede
as far as the eye can see
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
general situation; general trend; general tendency; way things are moving; current (of the times); tide (e.g. of public opinion)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
taste (in goods, etc.); manners; etiquette; modesty; restraint; knowledge, experience (of the arts, etc.)
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
in any way; to some extent; even if only a little
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
nowhere in particular; just out for a bit; (euph. for) toilet break
shopping; purchased goods
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse