defeat; loss; reverse; setback
back street; back alley; off-street
maniac (as in rabid sport fan); enthusiast
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
graphics card; video card
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)
to be somewhat different (from before, from others, etc.)
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
great difference; big difference; wide margin
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
cat lover; ailurophile; love of cats
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
ta-dah!; ta-da!; tada!; voilà
spattering; splotching; step-by-step; little-by-little; soon; dots
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
jump; jumping event (skiing, track and field); jumping (to another page after clicking a hyperlink); jump (in price); sudden rise
close to the wall; alongside the wall
stands; bleachers; stand (e.g. newspaper stand); counter (e.g. lunch counter); stand (e.g. inkstand); desk lamp
to leave the nest; to go out into the world; to become independent (of one's parents); to graduate (and become a member of society)
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
opinion; point of view; visual point
with a friendly grin; smilingly
great delight; great satisfaction; rapture
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
to knock together; to strike against each other; to arrange (e.g. a meeting); to discuss (in advance)