opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
preservation; retainment; keeping
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
crossing (a road, river, etc.); cutting through (e.g. of a river through a town); crossing (east-west); traversing; cutting horizontally; sectioning laterally
faintly; weakly; dimly; fool; simpleton; dimwit
natural; reasonable; understandable
Ginza (district in Tokyo); busy shopping district; bustling location; silver mint (Edo period)
(national) capital (city); metropolis
transportation network; transport network; traffic network
paralysis; palsy; numbness; loss of sensation; standstill; state of paralysis
calming down; quieting down
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; throwing one's weight around; acting as if one owns the place
water supply; water service; channel; strait; water course; waterway
to run out of; to dry up; to be depleted; to hit the bottom; to bottom out
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as ...
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
intensive; concentrated; focused
company employee; office worker; white-collar worker
hustle and bustle; throng; crowd; congestion; traffic jam
long coat; full-length coat
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
(not) a single person; (no) one
to (keep in) mind; to give heed to; to pay attention to
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
(blue-collar) worker; laborer; labourer
progress; advance; making (good) progress
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
fine food; high-quality food; gourmet; epicure; gastronome
program (e.g. TV); programme
feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
broadcasting station; broadcaster
nonetheless; nevertheless; but; (and) yet
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
annulation; ring shape; loop shape