came here; coming here; recently
the three most important cities (esp. in ref. to Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya)
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
stop (on a trip); destination
to anger; to displease; to offend; to square (one's shoulders); to make stern (e.g. eyes); to raise (one's voice) in anger
to be somewhat different (from before, from others, etc.)
strongly; violently; with all one's strength
genuine; authentic; true; real
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
(something) like that; that sort of; resembling; seemingly authentic; genuine-looking; realistic
good impression; favorable impression
to laugh scornfully; to sneer at
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
amount of material resources
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
to choose (a thing) at one's own discretion; to use one's discretion in choosing
in succession; one by one
choice; selection; pickup (phonograph); stylus bar; pickup truck; pickup
strenuous effort; earnestness; seriousness
staying somewhere (overnight) due to circumstances
for many days; for several days
classification; categorization; sorting
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
technical book; specialized book; treatise
inspection; reading; perusal; browsing (the web)
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
near one's knee; (by) one's side; (at) one's hand; place under the protection (of one's parents, etc.); (under) the care (of); territory of a powerful person
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
different view; alternative theory; dissenting view
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)
as if to say; as much as to say; as though
clothing and accessories; attire
travels; pilgrimage; itinerancy
to be absorbed in reading
space (room, area, outer space)
river; stream; River; the ... river
waterway; canal; channel; swimming pool lane