glass sphere; glass bead; glass marble
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
victory celebration party; victory banquet
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
ramune; type of lemon soda sold in a Codd-neck bottle; compressed tablet candy
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer
to speak; to hear a voice
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
multi-storey car park; parking structure; parking deck; parking garage; parkade
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
experienced; already had an experience (with something)
crowded; packed; crammed; cramped; filled; overflowing
closure (of a road); suspension of traffic; road closed; closed to traffic; no through road
rolling stock; railroad cars; wheeled vehicles
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
this place; where one comes from; here
seeing off and meeting on return
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
attendance (on); chaperonage; attendant; escort; entourage
every place; various places
long holiday (esp. Golden Week in late April and early May)
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
emotional wall; internal barrier
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
to be angry; to resent; to be enraged; to be indignant
and yet; though; when; in spite of
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
to have troubles; to have concerns