scramble intersection; pedestrian scramble; X-crossing; diagonal crossing; intersection allowing pedestrians to cross simultaneously in any direction
very interesting; of great interest
closure (of a road); suspension of traffic; road closed; closed to traffic; no through road
right in the center (centre)
to compete with; to vie for
every evening; every night
pedestrian mall; car-free mall; (lit.) pedestrian paradise
suddenly; all of a sudden
appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; acting as though one owns the place; throwing one's weight around
doubt; skepticism; scepticism; disbelief
hot topic; talk of the town
to succeed; to bear fruit
to sell out; to sell widely; to sell on a large scale
employment (long term); hire
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
confused; chaotic; jumbled; upside-down
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
seppuku; harakiri; ritual suicide by disembowelment; seppuku as a death penalty (where the convict is decapitated by a second as they make the motions to disembowel themself; Edo period)
blue dragon (an auspicious creature in Chinese mythology); Azure Dragon (god said to rule over the eastern heavens)
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
rucksack; knapsack; backpack
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
short sword; knife; dagger; dirk; tantō
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
knuckle dusters; brass knuckles
fully armed; armed to the teeth
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
to be annoying; to be troublesome