monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
to take off one's clothes; to undress
to tilt (esp. head); to lean; to incline; to slant
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
splish-splash; with a splash
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
3000; three thousand; many
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
at any moment (now); at any minute; on the verge of (doing); just about to
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
feeling of transparency; sense of translucence
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
to colour; to color; to grow lively; to become excited; to waver; to show uneasiness
to beat (e.g. eggs); to whip (e.g. cream); to whisk; to lather
many people talking noisily; chowing down; scarfing down; roughly (of actions)
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
grains; lumps; granulated; lumpy; bumpiness
to comb (out); to card; to untangle (hair)
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
ending; conclusion; join; union; knot; knotting
thick; deep; kind; cordial; serious (of an illness); abundant
stroke; caress; soft (object); dreamlike (object); tender (object)
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
if so; if it be so; in that case; then