to take pride in; to pride oneself; to be proud of
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
to find out; to discover; to locate
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
on the occasion of; at the time of
Aichi prefecture (Chūbu area)
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
just a minute; small quantity
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
Kasumigaseki; district of Tokyo where most of Japan's government ministry offices are located; government ministries (of Japan); Japanese government bureaucracy
government and municipal offices; public agencies
government office building
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
mark (for quick identification or recognition); sign; landmark; guide; (arch.) trademark
to get lost; to become lost; to go astray
police box; koban; alternation; alternating (current, stress, etc.)
to call one's ability into question; to weigh one's ability
at any cost; at any price; at any expense
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
once in a lifetime (opportunity); (a golden opportunity that may) happen only once in a thousand years
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
to have (the) courage (to); to be courageous
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference