reflection; consideration
picturesque; pictorial; graphic
schematic; schema; illustration; explanatory diagram
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
(radio) receptivity; sensitivity; susceptibility
large quantity; large amount
trial manufacture; experiment; test piece; prototype
sentimental; on an emotional level; in one's heart
rebirth; new birth; nascent
realism; depicting realistically; representing accurately
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
signs of human habitation
turmoil; chaos; confusion
post-impressionism; postimpressionism
third stage; three stages
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
just as (each) one likes; as (each) one pleases; as (each) one prefers; (each) in one's own way
clothing and accessories; attire
in order to be(come)...; since it amounts to...; since it is advantageous to...
ticket barrier; ticket gate; wicket
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
Shinbashi (section of Tokyo)
to bail (e.g. water from a boat); to ladle
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
gargling; rinsing one's mouth
changing clothes; change of clothes
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
(random) guess; guesswork; shot in the dark; conjecture
to think (something) strange
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard