ancient city; former capital
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
tourist attraction; sight-seeing area
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
how; in what way; I wonder
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
journal; magazine; periodical
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
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
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
difficult to ...; hard to ...
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
while; during (the time when)
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
to say (something) over one's shoulder
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
curious; strange; unusual
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to be dizzy; to feel faint; to feel giddy
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
luxurious and gorgeous; magnificent
chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain
portion; potion (e.g. magical)
bargain sale; selling cheaply; giving out freely