last; final; end; conclusion; rust
hegemony; leadership; initiative
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
article; item; quality; flirtatiousness; coquetry
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
voice; speech; sound of a voice; sound (e.g. of a TV)
to attract attention; to come into the limelight
announcer; presenter; broadcaster; in-house television talent who does on-location fluff pieces for variety shows
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
railway track; railway line; railroad; railway; track; line
countryside; country; 50-home township (comprised of 2-3 neighbourhoods)
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
bulky and heavy; massive; solid; dignified; imposing; composed
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
tone-deafness; amusia; tone-deaf; off-key; having no sense (of something); being hopeless (when it comes to something)
verbal message; word (from someone)
thick voice; husky voice; guttural voice; voice with a thick accent
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
tacit understanding; unspoken agreement
down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream
pessimism; disappointment
exhaled air; exhalation; expiration
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
liquid crystal display; LCD; liquid crystal screen
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon
electric appliance store; electrician
without compensation; without reward; without pay; free (of charge)
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to burn into one's memory; to sear an image
knitting wool; woolen yarn; woollen yarn
wearing (e.g. uniform, seat belt); having on
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
urinating outdoors; urinating standing up
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to