again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
earthquake disaster; Great Kanto Earthquake (1923)
hilly section of a city (usu. residential); Yamanote (hilly residential section of western Tokyo, incl. Yotsuya, Aoyama, Koishikawa, Hongo, Ichigaya, Akasaka, Azabu and surrounds); place near the mountains
club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to gather; to collect; to assemble
scholar of literature; literary person; man of letters; writer
while; during (the time when)
treatment as a guest; guest
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
long ago; already; a long time ago
to take off one's clothes; to undress
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
one's (only) good suit (or kimono)
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
process; course; mechanism
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
mediator; middleman; intermediary; carrier (e.g. disease)
parliamentarian; member of a congress
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
unexpectedly; surprisingly
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
neighbouring house; neighboring house
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one