lack of physical exercise; insufficient exercise; inactivity
residing; living; dwelling
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
author; writer; novelist; artist
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
modern convenience; convenience of civilized life; blessings of civilization
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
logical connection; chain of reasoning; coherence; blood vessel
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
bowing one's head (in respect or worship); worship; respectfully yours
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
rough; casual (clothing); rough (of a golf course); rough sketch; rough draft
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
many; numerous; various; large number of
inspiration; afflatus; ability to sense the supernatural (esp. ghosts, etc.)
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
tower; tall building; turret; lookout; (arch.) brothel
here and there; this way and that way; everywhere; all over
preparatory reading; preparation (for a lesson); reading through (e.g. a script); rehearsal (of a play)
estrangement; alienation; neglecting to stay in contact
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
relation; connection; relevance
it's been a long time; long time no see
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
dropping; losing; missing item; something one forgot to write down; trap; wooden protrusion from a Japanese door frame that fits a hole in the threshold, acting as a lock when closed; conclusion (of a speech, etc.)