eastern direction; the Orient; eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)
walking briskly; determinedly
binoculars; field glasses
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
backlight (in photography, etc.); illumination (of the subject) from behind
visual confirmation; sighting
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
central part; heart (of a city)
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
group; bunch; crowd; group
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
printing; typing; printed character; typed character; character(s) carved onto a seal
rubbing the wrong way (e.g. a cat); irritating
gondola (boat, esp. in Venice); gondola (hot-air balloon, airship, etc.); basket; scaffold (building); display shelf (shop)
evacuation; emission (e.g. of CO2, etc.); ejection
mechanism; mechanical parts; jack-in-the-box
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
several years; a few years
remarkably; noticeably; considerably; appreciably
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
to resume breathing; to come around; to come back to life
to knock down; to knock off
be (that) as it may; having said that
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
urban area; urban district
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
there being no use in arguing (about it)
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
unprecedented; unique; unparalleled
rising to action; standing up against; jumping to one's feet
government office; public office