city centre (center) (esp. capital city); urban centre; heart of city a metropolis
no wonder; little wonder; after all; as expected; which isn't surprising
rainy season (in Japan usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
appointment; rendezvous; date
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
conference room; council room
way of writing; manner of writing; penmanship (esp. used in old textbooks); calligraphy; format (e.g. of a report); stroke order of a character
head wind; adverse wind; opposition; objection; dissension
turning things around with a home run; turning the tables with a single successful attack (move)
bright place; the light; the open; light of day; public knowledge
talking while standing; standing around talking
general manager; director-general
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to be doing; to be in the process of doing
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such)
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
(with) great vigour (from the way splitting bamboo goes all down the stick); irresistible force
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
recompense; indemnity; atonement
to get flustered; to get flurried; to get agitated; to become impatient; to hurry
to judge; to decide; to sit in judgement; to try
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
to do oneself; to do by oneself; to start work (on); to commence
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
article; item; quality; flirtatiousness; coquetry
flight; escape; running away; flying high
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
cache; place to hide something
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin