to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
metropolitan; managed by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
use; utilization; utilisation; application
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
to exceed the budget; to overrun the budget; to have a deficit; to have a secret revealed
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
even though; despite; when
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
main road; main thoroughfare
this is why; this means; it is the case that
January; first month of the lunar calendar
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to become completely chilled
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
yearned for; longed for; missed
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
hostess bar; bar with female companions for male customers
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
corridor; hallway; passageway
end (of a street, hallway, etc.)
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in