lower layer; layer beneath; lower strata (classes)
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
hanging garden; hanging gardens
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to be too numerous; to be too much
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
all eyes; public attention
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
town; city; municipal; urban
Sapporo (city in Hokkaido)
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
Fukuoka (city, prefecture)
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
nine; nine years of age; twelve o'clock (old time system)
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
please (give me); please (do for me)
to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly