discussion; discourse; lecture; sermon
to chase; to run after; to pursue
frantic dash; rushing at full speed
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
reason for being; raison d'être
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
to connect (with a different flight, train, etc.); to make a connection; to change (planes, trains, etc.)
place near the mountains; hilly section of a city (e.g. Tokyo, Kobe, Yokohama)
Shibuya, a special ward in Tokyo
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
journal; magazine; periodical
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to put into effect; to put into practice
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
Osaka-Kobe; Hanshin (company name: railway, dept. store, baseball team, etc.)
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to be thoroughly attracted by; to be completely fascinated by
dead person; deceased person
pressing one's hands together in prayer; triangular frame of a thatched roof; yours sincerely; yours truly
to shoot out (lights, window, etc.)
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
young person; youth; young
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
to weave into; to interweave; to be incorporated in; to be factored in