city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
night soil; muck; filth; dirt
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
tendency; trend; inclination
to play a leading role; to play a central part
moment; brief space of time
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to give an order; to place an order; to have made to order
one's pupil; one's student; one's follower
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
other side; opposite side; other party
quadrilateral; quadrangle; tetragon
willpower; energy; vitality
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
to strain (one's ears, eyes); to prick up (one's ears)
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
painter (of buildings, etc.)
vacant house; unoccupied house
right under; directly below
sign; indication; omen; symptom
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
dated; date; fixed; external
to choke; to have trouble breathing
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
dressing oneself; personal grooming
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow