centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
examination of tickets; ticket gate; ticket barrier
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
straight; straightforward; direct; straight (wins, sets, etc.); straight (liquor); neat; entering university right after graduating high school
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
returning home; going home; coming home; getting home
people; men and women; each person; everybody
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; impulse
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
crowd; community; group; herd; gathering; assembly
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
underground space; subterranean space; subterranea
to be overawed; to be overwhelmed; to be overcome; to be intimidated; to be daunted
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman
to walk away; to saunter off
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
emperor (of Japan); mikado
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
opposite; reverse; contrary; front and back; parallel to; back to back
weak; weakly; feeble; frail; delicate; faint (voice, sunlight, etc.)
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago