city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
small; fine; detailed; stingy
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
to make someone's acquaintance; to become acquainted (with)
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)
fruit; nut; berry; fruits; profit
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to appease one's thirst; to wet one's whistle
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
rude; outspoken; presumptuous; cheeky
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to irritate; to grate on one's nerves; to aggravate; to be galling; to be invidious
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah