to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
dominion; territory; possession
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
to be exhausted; to be tired out
people; men and women; each person; everybody
those (near the second person)
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
Shibuya, a special ward in Tokyo
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to become animated; to liven up; to become active
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned
after staying up all night
languorous; weary; listless; somber; sombre; gloomy