busy; hectic; frantic; restless; hurried; fidgety
more than enough; more than ample; exhaustive
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
not necessarily so; is not always true
make no progress; remain unsettled
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
getting on and off; embarking and disembarking
ascent; climbing; ascending (path); upbound (esp. toward Tokyo)
rising; ascending; climbing
fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
night view; night skyline; nightscape
otherwise; or else; if not
tourist information (brochure, map, center)
(two-page) spread; two pages opposite each other
one-by-one; separately; in detail
valley (with a river running through it); gorge; ravine; canyon
inexhaustibility; mutual financing association
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
rosary; string of prayer beads
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
reverse movement; retrogression; going backwards; retrogradation; retrogression
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
to be conspicuous; to attract public attention
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
locking sword to sword (in a duel) and pushing; fierce, close-fought competition
to apologize for a long neglect of friends (apologise)
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act as innocent
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
at a moment's notice; readily
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
contention; competition; rivalry; quarrel