fine weather; fair weather
to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words
pavement café; sidewalk café; open-air café
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
company employee; office worker; white-collar worker
scramble intersection; pedestrian scramble; X-crossing; diagonal crossing; intersection allowing pedestrians to cross simultaneously in any direction
reinforced concrete; ferroconcrete
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
restoration; restitution; rehabilitation
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia
loop line; (transportation) belt line
underground train; subway
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
the state (degree) of congestion; how bad traffic jams are
stop (on a train's route)
boarding (a train, bus, etc.); getting into (e.g. a taxi)
platform; home; home base; home plate
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
several years; a few years
(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
fossil; petrifaction; petrification; fossilization
Fushimiinaritaisha (in Kyoto)
torii; Shinto shrine archway
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with