daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
earthquake disaster; Great Kanto Earthquake (1923)
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
unusual space; other dimension
indescribable; having no way to express
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
creak; squeak; rasping sound
eddies of wind around high buildings
economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless
chorus; singing in a chorus
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around
white person; Caucasian; (arch.) beginner; (arch.) amateur; (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
glass sphere; glass bead; glass marble
old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated
to wear (clothes) stylishly; to dress oneself stylishly
being fond of children; person fond of children
locational advantage; advantageous position; products from the land (farm output, timber, minerals, etc.); land rent
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
library; book series; library (software, modules, images, etc.)
along; parallel to; in accordance with
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
to receive punishment; to be punished; to pay a penalty
I; me; myself; (arch.) we; (arch.) us; (arch.) ourselves
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
one theory (opinion); another theory (opinion)
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
being concerned about or mindful of
popular name; common name; given name
scorch; burn; burnt rice; part of ceramic glaze that has become dark or darkish-brown during firing
lumping together (things or people); treating (everyone) alike; handling indiscriminately; making sweeping generalizations; dealing with (various things) under one head
raison d'être; reason for being; reason for someone or something's existence
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger