downtown high-rise area; street of office buildings; area of medium to tall business buildings
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
to be softened; to calm down
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
aeroplane; airplane; aircraft
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
infatuation; adoration; blind love; doting (on a child)
to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
contradiction; inconsistency
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
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 stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line
commuting to school; school commute
footpath; walkway; sidewalk
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
reality; actuality; hard fact
to accept; to receive; to agree
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
practice; practising; experience
without cause; without reason
(necessary) personnel; required person
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to brave a danger; to take a risk
to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip