to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to come near (to); to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to overhang; to hang over
same time; simultaneous; concurrent; synchronous
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
joyful (news, event, etc.); joyous; delightful (e.g. result); pleasing (e.g. sight); gratifying; welcome
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
commuting to school; school commute
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to be crowded; to be packed; to be jammed
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
to be conspicuous; to stand out
hustle and bustle; throng; crowd; congestion; traffic jam
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
haughty; arrogant; insolent; presumptuous
immediately; at once; instantly
to make (someone) realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home (to someone); to teach (someone) a lesson
to come to know; to perceive; to realize; to realise; to become aware (of)
to begin to walk; to set out
passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger
lead; leading; leading (in points, goals, etc.); getting ahead; lead (from a base); lead (of an article); lede
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary