to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
to begin to walk; to set out
business district; office complex
tengu; long-nosed goblin; bragging; conceit; braggart
person who does this; person who is like this; yakuza; gangster; idiot; moron
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
(within) the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
photographer, usually an amateur, who likes to take pictures of models and presenter ladies in exhibitions
making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing
shot (in films); shot (of alcohol); hitting a ball (e.g. in tennis); shoot (in basketball)
to facilitate; to make easy; to simplify
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
tacit understanding; unspoken agreement
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
driving on the left side of the road; driving on the left-hand side of the road; left-hand side driving
very likely; very probable
common carp (Cyprinus carpio); koi carp
to arrange beforehand to tell the same story; to get the stories straight
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
restless; fidgety; lively; busy
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
to strip someone; to help someone remove (clothes)
ogling; eyeing (lecherously); leering; staring
performance (at a party or banquet, etc.); side show; entertainment