concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
hilly section of a city (usu. residential); Yamanote (hilly residential section of western Tokyo, incl. Yotsuya, Aoyama, Koishikawa, Hongo, Ichigaya, Akasaka, Azabu and surrounds); place near the mountains
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse
wire mesh net; net made out of metal wire
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
nice; likeable; desirable
housing district; residential district
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
romantic story; colorful story; colourful story; highly embellished story
opening a port (seaport, airport, etc.); starting operations at a port; opening a port to foreign vessels or trade
counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc.
inside the harbour; inside the harbor
full Japanese court dress of traditional fashion
suddenly; all of a sudden
to begin to dance; to break into a dance
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
skip (bounding forward with alternate hops on each foot); skipping (over); skip (captain of a curling team); skipper
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
port city; harbor city; harbour city
8000; eight thousand; many
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim