to part from; to part company with; to split with; to break off relations with
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
nightlife districts; drinking districts
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
electronic key (doors, etc.); electronic cipher
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
suit (clothing); suit (playing cards)
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
cliff edge; edge of a precipice; perilous position; critical moment; brink
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
continuation; succession; series
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
book; volume; this; present; main; head
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain