until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
landing; alighting; touch down
standing close together; bristling (with)
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
pedestrian mall; car-free mall; (lit.) pedestrian paradise
drama; play; powerful drug
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
low-altitude flying; having consistently poor results (grades, sales, etc.); barely scraping by; being on the verge of failing
to cut up; to split open; to rip to pieces; to tear to pieces
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
parasol (esp. one that is secured to the ground); sunshade; (beach) umbrella
to shut out; to bar; to lock out; to exclude
business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown
to run through (a crowd, gate, etc.); to sweep through (e.g. of news through a city); to run past (someone) from behind; to overtake
ice pop; icy pole; popsicle; ice lolly
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a building)
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
gust (of wind); blast; influence; impact; instigation; agitation
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
to show up; to appear; to turn up
(right at the) side; just beside
doctor; PhD; exposition; fair; exhibition
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
Shuto Expressway (network of toll expressways in the Kanto region)
guarding; guard; railway bridge (over a road); (railroad) overpass; flyover
steel frame; steel beam; steel girder
left wing; left wing (of a bird or aircraft); left wing (of an army, building, etc.); left flank; left field; left fielder
to be torn off; to come off
(a business) open all night
karaoke box; club with individual rooms that can be rented with karaoke machines
billiards; pool; serial collisions (of cars)
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
messy; confused; chaotic; in a nagging manner; (complaining) about various things
unable to take one's eyes off of something; having to keep a watchful eye on
branch road; forked road; branch; crossroads (of a course of events); turning point; parting of the ways
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to be captivated (by); to be infatuated (with)
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)