the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline
methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
line-up (baseball, product, etc.); lineup
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
action film; action movie; action drama; riotous scene; fight scene
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
masterpiece; best work; amusing blunder; funny mistake; boner
two equal rivals; (lit.) two tigers
that is to say; so that means
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
president's office; director's office
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
every place; various places
pushing forward (undaunted, bravely); working vigorously towards an aim; struggling on; striving towards
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
wide open sky; the blue; heavens; firmament
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
aeroplane; airplane; aircraft
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
(within) the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
(starting) from nothing; from scratch
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
one by one; one each; one at a time
to pile up; to accumulate