slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
stimulus; stimulation; impetus; impulse; excitement; thrill
to come and go; to go back and forth
to be conspicuous; to stand out
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
since; henceforth; ever since
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention
die cutting; cutting with a cutter; shaping with a mold; cookie cutter
expert; professional; master; woman in the nightlife business; demimondaine; geisha and prostitutes
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
every year; yearly; annually
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
counter for wheels and flowers
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
scale; scope; plan; structure
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
first experience (of something); first sexual experience
error; mistake; fault; sin; wrongdoing; offense
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
target practice; marksmanship; target shooting (e.g. at a fair)
balloon (toy or decoration); balloon (hot-air or gas)
cotton candy; fairy floss; candy floss
question; inquiry; enquiry
one-by-one; separately; in detail
having a meal (before doing something); fortifying oneself with a meal
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat
to treat (someone) to (something); to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live in luxury; to be proud; to be haughty
resident of Tokyo; citizen of Tokyo; Tokyoite
one (thing); one piece; one item
wallet; purse; coin purse; billfold; pocketbook
recommendation; referral; endorsement
to begin to walk; to set out
nesting hole; burrow; den
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to be left without means of sustenance; to be turned adrift in the streets; to be rendered homeless; to be out in the cold; to be down and out