police; police officer; police station
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
January; first month of the lunar calendar
twenty-third day of the month; twenty-three days
Shibuya, a special ward in Tokyo
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to pick up; to find; to gather
until now; so far; up to the present
to be silent; to say nothing
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
to recall; to remember; to recollect
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
(starting) from nothing; from scratch
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
all present; all concerned; all of us
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
mock exam; practice exam; practice test
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
surely; certainly; without doubt
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
to compete with; to vie for
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
than; from; out of; except; but; more
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel