offering a prize; prize competition; prize; reward
advertisement; advertising; announcement; notice
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
address (e.g. of house); residence; domicile
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
sounds good; sure thing; no problem
busy place; busy street; place that's always bustling with people; amusement quarters
to cross (each other); to pass (each other); to miss (meeting) each other; to pass each other by; to have a misunderstanding; to go awry
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
patient; unhurried; leisurely
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
vague; unclear; elusive; hazy
though it seems big, it's a small world
only; merely; but; no more than
to find out; to discover; to locate
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
space on a page (e.g. in a newspaper); surface of paper; letter; writings
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
Ginza (shopping district in Tokyo); (Edo period) silver mint
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
gradually; little by little; soon; before long; here and there; scattered
going somewhere warmer for the winter; wintering
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
to hesitate; to think twice; to flinch; to get cold feet
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling