pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
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
world-class; (of) high global reputation
originally; by nature; from the start
provincial city; provincial town; suburban city; regional towns and cities
from the beginning; from scratch
to remake; to remold; to remould; to convert; to reconstruct; to adapt
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to be born again; to make a fresh start in life
wherein; therein; thereinto
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to squash; to crush; to flatten
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
A district in Shibuya, Tokyo famous for being the center of Japanese youth culture and fashion
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
Saitama prefecture (Kanto area)
residing; living; dwelling
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
flashy; gaudy; wrapped in cheap flattery
man who is popular with women
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
former girlfriend; ex-girlfriend
compensated dating; dating a sugar daddy
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
again; once more; a second time
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
doing things at one's own pace (e.g. slower than others); doing things one's own way (esp. in an inconsiderate manner)
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still