clank-clank; clang-clang; clattering
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
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
(balance) scales; carrying pole; shoulder pole; thread take-up lever (on a sewing machine); spreader bar
slope; inclination; tendency; trend; slope (of a linear function)
shivering; trembling; shuddering; shaking
receiving an electric shock
metallic sound; metallic clank
karaoke box; club with individual rooms that can be rented with karaoke machines
on the occasion of; at the time of
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run; to start moving (e.g. a vehicle); to take off; to get under way
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
to warm (up); to heat (up)
to run into (room, building, etc.); to go for long training runs
gaudy; showy; garish; loud
to melt together; to blend together
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
coloring; colouring; color scheme; colour scheme; (touch of) colour; embellishment
evolution; evolution; becoming more advanced; progress
(street) corner; turn (in the road); bend; turning point; watershed
to open; to unfold; to spread out
poly-; polyethylene; polyphony (of an electronic keyboard, etc.); police; police officer
Marine Corps; Royal Marines
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); urine; piss; elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name)
blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
torii (Shinto shrine archway)
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
paper lantern; Chinese lantern; Japanese lantern; snot bubble
to face each other; to be opposite one another; to be in opposition; to conflict
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
lawlessness; injustice; wrong; outrageous; lawless; disorderly
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
to have a showdown; to settle (e.g. a dispute)
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
concealing one's talents, status, intentions, etc.; maintaining a strict incognito; self-effacement
imprudent; indiscreet; immodest; indecent; inconsiderate; inappropriate