Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
news; word; tidings; omen
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
to prosper; to flourish; to thrive; to become popular; to become widespread
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
to come and go; to go back and forth
surging crowd; wave of humanity; stampede
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
awning (over window, doorway); eaves (of roof); narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building; visor (of a cap); brim; classic Japanese women's low pompadour hairstyle
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation); gradual demolition; gradual erosion; gradual dismantlement
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
sudden change; complete change
to tuck up (e.g. skirt); to abridge; to cut short
intonation; accent; modulation; inflection
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
groundless fear; thinking too much; making too much of
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
to give up searching (for someone or something)
indescribable; having no way to express
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
to dent; to indent; to depress; to humiliate
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
word ending; way of ending one's words; slip of the tongue; verbal mistake
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
straying; wandering off course
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
resignation; acceptance; consolation
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself