town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
to have one's horizons broadened
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to stay in one's heart; to be enduringly memorable; to be unforgettable
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
worthy of special mention
blunder; miss; slip; oversight
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
last; final; end; conclusion; rust
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
short-tempered; quick-tempered; hasty
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
with a friendly grin; smilingly
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
proper; right; reasonable
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
degree of perfection; level of completion; degree of completion
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad