very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
not only ... but (also); as well as ...
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
along the road; along the way
to meet somebody by chance; to happen upon
strange; unconventional; eccentric; odd; odd number
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
to conceal oneself; to hide; to endure; to bear; to stand
please; somehow or other; one way or another
to repeat; to do something over again
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
feigned ignorance; pretending not to recognize (somebody); unconcerned air; indifference
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
tendency; trend; inclination
senior high school; high school
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
preparatory reading; preparation (for a lesson); reading through (e.g. a script); rehearsal (of a play)
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
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)
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively