megalopolis; megacity; supercity
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
profound; deep; grave; solid; dignified; stately
very loud volume; megavolume
reverie; meditation; anxiety; thought; pensiveness
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball
woman; female; feminine gender
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
fixed period; fixed term; regular; periodic; fixed-term commuter pass; fixed-term deposit
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
management; administration; operation
announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release
to continue to do; to persist in doing
to shake out; to draw a check (bill, draft, etc.); to issue (e.g. money order); to infuse (e.g. in hot water)
beyond that point; after that
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to recall; to remember; to recollect
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
penniless; extremely poor; destitute
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
hotel charges (for lodging, not meals, etc.)
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
dirt cheap; super cheap; bargain-priced
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly
to begin to walk; to set out