opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
stairs; stairway; staircase
to grow up; to become an adult
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
as before; as ever; as it was originally
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
feeling great (refreshed)
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
detection; sense (e.g. sensor)
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
spot check; snap inspection; surprise test
to say; to be called; to do
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries; MAFF