continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
calamity; disaster; accident
traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse
important point; strategic position; key point
focal point; nodal point; node
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
very; greatly; exceedingly
scenery; scene; landscape
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
channel (e.g. between two land masses); strait
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
such; like that; in that way
reality; actuality; hard fact
distance across; diameter
dozens; scores of; decades
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
imagination; supposition; guess
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
town; city; municipal; urban