tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
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
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
light; right; right field; right fielder
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; tall building
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
newsprint; newspaper used for wrapping, packing, etc.; newspaper
to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
to go past; to pass; to pass by
this world; this life; world of the living
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
admirable; charming; nostalgic; curious; eager to know (or see, experience, etc.)
memories; recollections; reminiscence
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
downtown high-rise area; street of office buildings; area of medium to tall business buildings
(with a) whizzing sound; sound of something whizzing by
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
suffix for building numbers
old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass