both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
viewing as a problem; problematizing
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
number one; first; best; most; game; round
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
follower; attendant; valet; servant
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
judgement; judgment; expert opinion; appraisal
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
head; lead; vanguard; first
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
worship; adoration; admiration; cult
moving (location, with the times, etc.); change; metastasis; spread; transition (e.g. phase transition); transfer (of learning)
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
transmigration; reincarnation; metempsychosis
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
concealment; suppression; hiding
indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality