sight; attraction; spectacle; something worth seeing
engineer; technical expert; technician; craftsperson
sentiment; sentimentality
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
trouble; quarrel; dispute
tourist attraction; sight-seeing area
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; acting as though one owns the place; throwing one's weight around
to surge; to well up; to gush out
suggestion; proposition; proposal; submission (of a bill); motion; proposal
frank; candid; outspoken; unreserved
green light; (giving) permission; OK
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
to come apart; to unravel; to come loose; to become disarrayed (e.g. hair)
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
first-come-first-served basis
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
sudden rise; steep climb; zoom; trending
chain; chaining; connection; (genetic) linkage
present; gift; to give a present or gift
utmost limits; extremity; limit
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
real intention; true motive; true meaning
to have no way of knowing; to be completely ignorant of
Golden Week (early-May holiday season in Japan)
right in the midst of; right at the height of
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
being incident to; being accompanied by; being collateral with; being attached to
serial number; consecutive number
impression given by a painting or image
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly