to endeavor (to do); to endeavour; to try hard; to work hard; to strive; to make an effort
demonstration; protest; (giving a) demo; demonstration; presentation
a few years ago; some years back
prediction; prophecy; prognostication; (religious) prophecy
revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth
hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; sudden; abrupt
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; reinforcement
becoming active; increase in activity
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
within; inside of; less than
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
all varieties of flowers; many flowers
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
people; men and women; each person; everybody
race (of people); type of person
dwarf (esp. in folklore or fantasy literature)
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
to mix (with); to be mixed (together); to be mingled
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
attire; dress; clothes; clothing; costume; garb
to talk; to chat; to chatter
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
giving two or three light tugs (or pushes); (arch.) worrying about; (arch.) moping; (arch.) suddenly angry; (arch.) feeling a surge of anger
sorry; excuse me; thank you
street; quarter; district; area