junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends
to pick up; to find; to gather
successive generations; successive emperors
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
to treat someone; to entertain someone
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
soldier; combatant; warrior
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
safety; welfare; well-being
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to call each other; to call out to one another
hey there; I say; see here
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
by all means; by all costs
to save trouble; to save effort; to save hassle; to save bother; to save time
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
joining (a club, organization, etc.); becoming a member; entry; admission; subscription; affiliation
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
loitering; roaming; sauntering; wandering about; prowling
just because; even if; even though
simply (cannot); definitely (cannot); absolutely (cannot); by no means
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
tribe; clan; (taxonomical) tribe; group (of the periodic table)
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
Shibuya, a special ward in Tokyo
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
long time; long interval; for quite some time
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy