setting off (on a trip); departure
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
provincial city; provincial town; suburban city; regional towns and cities
aeroplane; airplane; aircraft
the whole day; all the day
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
the apple doesn't fall far from the tree; like father, like son
to dig down; to dig into (a matter); to delve into; to probe into
opening a business; opening a practice
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to love; to cherish; to show favouritism to; to be partial to; to fondle; to caress
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
to be mad about; to be hooked on
having sociable manners; sociable
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
separation; farewell; parting
transport; transportation; conveyance; carriage
to blow up (i.e. wind); to blow upwards; to spout into the air
high-rise building; tower block; skyscraper
group; bunch; crowd; group
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
switching on and off (of a light); flashing; blinking; flickering
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
to bake; to plate; to print; to burn into one's memory; to sear into one's consciousness
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
cold; indifferent; unfriendly; unsympathetic; unkind
expressing emotion; drawing facial expressions
nothing but; none other than