near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
high-rise building; tower block; skyscraper
kudzu (Pueraria montana); Japanese arrowroot; Chinese moonseed (Sinomenium acutum)
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
starting (construction) work
outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to be born again; to make a fresh start in life
government and municipal offices; public agencies
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
parking lot; car park; carpark; parking garage
to drive into; to ride into; to extend (a railway line, bus route, etc.) into; to link (a railway line) with; to join up with (a separate line)
complete change; about-face
Cadillac (automotive brand); Cadillac
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
honest; respectable; respectable occupation (i.e. not yakuza, prostitute, etc.); person in a respectable occupation
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
professional gambler; gangster; gang member; good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well; hoodlum
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion