lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
to pick up; to find; to gather
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
near; close; beside; third person
to swipe; to filch; to pilfer; to snatch; to walk off with
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
Japan's best; number one in Japan
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
Tokyo Metropolitan Government Office building
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
to vacate; to surrender (e.g. a castle); to give up (e.g. a position); to hand over (e.g. power)
calm; composed; leisurely
to etch into one's mind; to remember well
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
indoor (court, pool, etc.)
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
popular spot; popular place; popular location
viewing platform; observation deck; observation platform