townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
to be found; to be discovered
to make a success in life
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
to stand in (someone's) place; to be in a (certain) position
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
on one hand; on the other hand
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble up; to put together in a hurry
having vague fears; feeling alarmed; feeling gloomy (about the future); feeling apprehension
senior; elder; person older than oneself
significant; full of meaning; pregnant (with meaning); suggestive
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
explanation; interpretation
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
(one's) skin colour; skin color; skin tone; flesh colour (of a Japanese person); flesh color; pale orange
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
assessment; rating; grade; evaluation
structural alteration (of a building); reconstruction; rebuilding; remodelling; remodeling
pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
compliments; civilities; hospitality; special treatment; bill (at a restaurant); check
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
priority; order of precedence
optimism; taking an optimistic view
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
by your leave; with your permission
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
political measures; policy
cannot suppress one's anger; cannot stomach
arrest; apprehension; capture