getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
Tokyo Metropolitan Government
commencing with; including
high-rise building; tower block; skyscraper
group; bunch; crowd; group
on the way home from work; returning from work
to become inverted; to become reversed
shopping; purchased goods
to rebuke; to scold harshly
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
food mall; restaurant area (of a department store, airport, etc.); restaurant floor
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
scale; bathroom scale; weighing machine
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
to shut out; to bar; to lock out; to exclude
underground train; subway
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
bank; banking institution
New Year's gift (usu. money given to a child by relatives and visitors)
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
underground shopping center; underground shopping centre
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
now that; since; so long as; because
branch office; branch store
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to translate; to interpret
plastic food models used by restaurants
menu; schedule; program; (computer) menu