sick; ill; ailing; (arch.) to hurt; (arch.) to ache
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
to not understand; to not (quite) know; to be unsure; to be unable to tell
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
to talk; to chat; to chatter
tradition; legend; folklore
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
enclosing wall; boundary fence; obstacle; barrier
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
extremely cold feeling that makes one feel numb; sharp pain that is almost numbing; heartrending; touching the heart
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
lewdness; lewd person; pervert; lecher
police; police officer; police station
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
honour; honor; dignity; prestige; reputation; appearances
shelter; safe shelter; evacuation shelter; place of refuge
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
to be able to manage somehow or another
direct unforked road; straight path
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
pearl; Perl; purl (knitting stitch)
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
to give directions; to issue instructions
technical training; professional education
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
particularly; only; in the case of
trusting too much; overestimating ability
fully fledged; full-fledged; proper; competent; qualified; full-grown
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be