city at night; town at night; streets at night; nightlife district; drinking district
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
to draw a line (between); to make a distinction (between); to distinguish (between)
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
high ground; elevation; hill; plateau
corner; section; one horn; pillar (of a group, system, etc.); member (of an organization, etc.); first corner
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
reception hall (esp. for visiting state dignitaries); guest house; State Guest House (esp. Akasaka palace, also guest house in Kyoto)
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
guest of honor; guest of honour; good customer; important customer
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
other people's affairs; someone else's problem
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
headgear (esp. one made of cloth); hood; kerchief; tokin (headgear worn by yamabushi)
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of a visitor's arrival); informing (someone) of a visitor's arrival
clothing store; boutique; dress shop
letter of invitation; invitation card
separate; respective; different
dressing up; wearing fancy clothes
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
equality; impartiality; evenness
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
-like; -looking; -looked; tending to ...
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
distant look; faraway look
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
crushing; squashing; crumpling; crinkling (into a broad smile); forming creases; forming wrinkles
to shout (in anger); to yell
performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
both hands; both arms; ten
invisibly; secretly; privately
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)