long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
to swoop down upon; to fly down; to alight
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to squeeze out; to wring out
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
two persons; two people; pair; couple
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
high-rise building; tower block; skyscraper
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
to watch over; to watch attentively
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
pair; the two; both persons; both things
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
car; automobile; motorcar; motor vehicle; auto
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o