running fast; double time; cantering; doing things in a hurry
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
museum; reference library; archive; record office
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
Amida Buddha's original vow; long-cherished desire
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
stereoscopy; three-dimensional vision
television advertising; television commercial
broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
coronation ceremony; enthronement
festival; feast; carnival
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
feeling keenly; fully realizing
in the same way as; just like
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
group; bunch; crowd; group
even more; still more; further
to tower over the surroundings
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated
Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze