the capital city (often Tokyo) area (typically within 50 km of city's centre) (center)
to make a circle (of a motion, arrangement, etc.); to move (e.g. one's head) in a circle; to form (the shape of) a circle; to draw a circle
hilly section of a city (usu. residential); Yamanote (hilly residential section of western Tokyo, incl. Yotsuya, Aoyama, Koishikawa, Hongo, Ichigaya, Akasaka, Azabu and surrounds); place near the mountains
inside; interior; inner part
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
marathon; long-distance race
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
short-distance race; sprint
practical use; application; conjugation; inflection
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
murder; killing; murderer
national (e.g. hero, pastime, consensus); relevant to all citizens; popular on a national level
preview of next installment (TV shows, podcasts, etc.)
undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
stereoscopy; three-dimensional vision
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
highway; freeway; expressway; motorway
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
square measure; size (e.g. of land); area; surface
division into equal parts; equal parts
equality; uniformity; evenness
blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)
sharing; division; draw; tie
junction; system interchange (between highways)
interchange; service interchange
hey there; I say; see here
right angle; perpendicular
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all