to stick into; to pierce; to run into
(computer) monitor; consumer who comments on products, television programs, etc. (programmes); program or utility that monitors a program or activity
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
reality; actuality; hard fact
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
fiction; fabrication; concoction; fictitious; fictional; imaginary
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
pointing out; identification
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
research establishment; research institute; laboratory
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
to remake; to remold; to remould; to convert; to reconstruct; to adapt
position; location; base; point; site
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
Suehirochō Station (Tokyo)
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
turning to the left; left turn
signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa); Japanese cypress
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
multi-tenant building; building containing a mixture of businesses, shops and residential apartments
to take up one's residence
mark (for quick identification or recognition); sign; landmark; guide; (arch.) trademark
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
cathode-ray tube; CRT; Braun tube
workshop; studio; atelier
maniac (as in rabid sport fan); enthusiast
tenant (usu. office block, shopping center, etc.)