spreading; laying out; security deposit; Japanese mattress
top hat; high hat; silk hat; topper
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
change; transition; vicissitudes
the ninth; Beethoven's Ninth Symphony
generally speaking; all in all; in general
to change into; to convert to; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
tendency; trend; inclination
infection; contagion; becoming infected
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
uniform; even; across-the-board; equal
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
... years since construction; ... years old (of a building); built in ...
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
in a train (car, bus, etc.); on a train
day-by-day renewal; rapid progress
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
to return a blow repeat; to turn back; to rewhip; to plow up; to plough up; to come and retreat
underground train; subway
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
waka; classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka, often 31 morae
bright sunshine; broad daylight
watching without paying (a film, play, etc.); watching for free (e.g. on illegal streaming sites); reading for free (e.g. pirated manga)
exhaust; emission (of gas from an engine); expulsion (of air); ventilation
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
as far as the eye can see
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
Thames (UK, Canada) (river)
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
stopping place (incl. stations, rail yards, junctions, etc.); (railway) station
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon