flair; flash; insight; flash (of inspiration, wit, etc.); waving (e.g. of a flag in the wind)
tram; streetcar; trolley; tramcar
Shibuya, a special ward in Tokyo
Ginza (shopping district in Tokyo); (Edo period) silver mint
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
ticket counter; ticket office; box office
roller coaster; big dipper
rehash; (boring) rerun; second brew of tea
thick; dense; rich (as in taste or content); crowded
precondition; prerequisite
strategy meeting; council of war
in order; sequential; seriatim
training; drill; practice; discipline
(arch.) sitting outdoors; room that served both as a reception room and as a living room in a Heian-period mansion; temporary sitting place installed in the garden at the imperial court, used on the occasion of archery or sumo ceremonies
disregarding; taking no account of; ignoring; overlooking
to collude (with); to conspire (with); to make friends with; to get along well with; to become intimate (with opposite sex); to establish a secret liaison (with)
intentionally; on purpose; deliberately; taking something into account
being absorbed in; losing oneself in; losing control of oneself
to use excessively; to use too much; to spend too much; to overwork someone
dessert stomach; having room for dessert despite being full
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
chain (bicycle, measuring, tire, etc.); chain (store, hotel, etc.)
novel; original; new; innovative
to insert; to put between; to tuck (e.g. fabric into a gap)
inside story; the real story (behind something); story not generally known
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
twilight; time for disasters (similar to 'the witching hour' but not midnight)
evening star; Vesper; Hesperus; Venus in the evening sky