the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
Ginza (district in Tokyo); busy shopping district; bustling location; silver mint (Edo period)
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
Shibuya, a special ward in Tokyo
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to be conspicuous; to stand out
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
Saitama (city, prefecture)
rivalry; feud; conflict; dispute; struggle; strife
(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)
to filch; to snatch; to steal (an idea, work, etc.); to plagiarize; to arrest; to nab
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to gather; to collect; to assemble
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately
police; police officer; police station; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
accurate; correct; precise; exact
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed