to threaten; to intimidate; to be threatening
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
metropolitan; managed by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government
school; proof (of a book, document, etc.); counter for proofs
second-year student; biennial
for better or worse; luckily or unluckily
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
real image; real form; real-life image; true picture
preface; introduction; lead in (to a joke, question, etc.); lead up; payment in advance (by bank transfer); swinging (one's body) forward
genuine article; real thing; real deal
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
detectable; noticeable; recognizable; observable
trivia; snippet of knowledge
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
human relations; personal relationships
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
one's house; one's home; one's family
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
subcenter (of a large city) (subcentre); urban subcenter
group; bunch; crowd; group
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
(short) curtain hung at shop entrance; split curtain used to divide spaces in a house; reputation (of a store); good name; goodwill
already completed (arrived, happened, etc.)
acquaintance; friend; familiar face
one's post; place of work; workplace
summer vacation; summer holiday
dripping with sweat; bathed in perspiration
(one's) beloved car (or motorcycle, bicycle, etc.); (one's) wheels
chicken bones; chicken carcass
late summer heat; lingering summer heat
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
tedious; boring; being fed up with