to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
western direction; Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise); western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
same; similar; (just) like; equal
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
itinerary; travel plans; distance (of a trip); journey
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
to rub together; to reconcile (ideas, proposals, plans); to compare and adjust
to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
memory; sense; experience
handyman; utility man; odd-job man
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
pending question; unresolved problem
many; much; plenty; hardly
national border; provincial border
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
almost every day; almost daily
schedule; program; programme; agenda
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
throughout; all through; right through
tension; mental strain; nervousness
intensiveness; collecting; summarizing; putting together
to cut corners; to be shoddy