knitting wool; woolen yarn; woollen yarn
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
shopping centre; shopping center; shopping mall
wearing thick clothes; dressing warmly
to be crowded; to be packed; to be jammed
railway track; railway line; railroad; railway; track; line
the opposite direction; the other way
strange; odd; unusual; eccentric; peculiar
showy; loud; flashy; gaudy
to become bald from the forehead; to recede (of one's hairline)
to tilt (esp. head); to lean; to incline; to slant
group (of people); crowd; horde; throng; mob; multitude
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
to push aside; to push one's way through
stairs; stairway; staircase
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
departure (of a train, car, etc.); starting; leaving
existence; possession; having; limited company
to jump on (a horse); to jump onto (a bus, train, etc.); to jump into (a taxi)
(wheeled) vehicle; car; (railroad) car; (railway) carriage; rolling stock
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
near; close (to); nearby; (drawing) near; approaching; almost here
muddy water; red-light district
muddiness; murkiness; impurity (of the world, one's heart, etc.); dakuten (diacritic indicating a voiced consonant); unrefined sake
dilapidated house; deserted house
to be turned up; to be lifted up (e.g. by the wind)
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
emphasis; stress; accentuating (a feature or certain part); accenting; strong tone (of the market); firm tone
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
tension; resilience (e.g. of hair); springiness; will power; spirit
distinctive; characteristic
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
to be prominent; to be conspicuous; to stand out; to be outstanding; to be remarkable; to be striking