voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
to complete decisively; to do to completion
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to take a breath; to take a short rest
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
rather than; more ... than ...
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
overconcentration (esp. of population, cultural and political institutions, etc. in Tokyo); heavy concentration
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
sincere; earnest; serious
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key point; main point; weakling
soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; soy
of course; certainly; naturally
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
microorganisms; saprophyte; saprophytic bacteria
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
control; management (e.g. of a business)
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse
all; entire; whole; altogether
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
one-by-one; separately; in detail
verification; confirmation; on-site inspection (by a judge, investigator, etc.) to gather physical evidence; verification
to repeat; to do over again
putting on the market; putting on sale; making commercially available; commercial; off-the-shelf; store-bought
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
to continue to hold; to hold on to (for a long period); to maintain; to keep
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all