historic; historical; traditional
famous book; masterpiece (literary work)
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
Pau (France); Poe; Po (river in Italy)
crowd; community; group; herd; gathering; assembly
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
someone who is greatly one's senior; veteran
penetrating eyes; insightfulness
ennui; boredom; listlessness; languor
to popularize; to popularise; to give currency to; to set a trend
the Industrial Revolution
labor saving; labour saving
day and night; around the clock; always; constantly
(the products of) culture or civilization (civilisation)
exhibition hall (room, area)
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to resign (post); to quit; to decline; to turn down
wonder; miracle; amazement; prodigy
state of mind; mentality; psychology
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
circulation; rotation; cycle; loop
finishing writing, work, etc. at a stroke (stretch); knocking something off without a break
to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
writing; composition; essay; sentence
shortish; rather short; somewhat short