row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally
outside world; physical world
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
irregularity; unsteadiness; disorderly
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
each place; various places
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
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
bridge (of a koto, etc.); cylinder; prism
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
to shake; to sway; to waver
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
cloudy sky; overcast sky; cloudy weather
aspect; phase; condition; modality (philosophy)
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
barrier; protective wall; obstacle; hindrance; imaginary shield that gives one invincibility or immunity
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that