where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
plastic; pula (currency of Botswana)
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
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
document; official papers
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
canopy (esp. the cloth or canvas used for it); awning; top (of a convertible); helmet cape; cloth covering one's back to protect against arrows during battle
grand; magnificent; majestic; great; sublime
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
time; season; period; phase; stage
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to gather; to collect; to assemble
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
of no interest; not interested
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
name; given name; first name
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)