appearance (in a film, play, TV show, etc.); performance
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
way of using (something); way to use; how to use; way of handling (employees, subordinates, etc.); way of treating; treatment
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
proficient; skilled; skillful; enjoying to the full; full satisfaction; being satiated (with)
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
adaptation; accommodation; conformity
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on
to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered; to roll one's eyes up and down
besides; moreover; in addition; to make matters worse
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
multi-tenant building; building containing a mixture of businesses, shops and residential apartments
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger
main street; avenue; boulevard
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
rush (of people or activity); rush (sudden forward motion); rush hour; rushes; dailies
period of time; time slot; time zone
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman
student (esp. a university student)
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
plain; unfigured; patternless; solid (color)
smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion
plain; unaffected; natural; unpretentious; frank; candid
(being) empty-handed; lapse of manners of paying a visit without taking a gift
contact; touch; contact lens
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; to appear on the cover of a magazine
row; line; group (of peers); ranks (of); sequence; series (taxonomic rank)
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
since when; from when; how long