to tower over the surroundings
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones; in secret; stealthily
along (a river, coast, railway, etc.); on (e.g. a street)
to stroll about; to saunter; to wander; to dangle; to swing
sign; mark; marker; marker
police box; koban; alternation; alternating (current, stress, etc.)
choices; alternatives; options
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
to talk; to chat; to chatter
doubt; suspicion; question; strangeness
illegal residence (in a country); illegal stay; illegal overstaying (of a visa)
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
running as fast as one can
signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
while running; while moving; in motion
taking refuge; evacuation; backup (of data)
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to seize (someone) by the collar; to grab (someone) by the scruff of the neck; to collar (someone)
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or someone else
foreigner (esp. a Westerner); gaijin; (arch.) outsider
beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker
performer (usu. in a boy band or girl group) with an image cultivated to foster a dedicated fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
network; Internet; net (e.g. hairnet, tennis net); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
funny story; funny anecdote
groan; moan; growl; roar; hum (of a machine, power lines, etc.); drone (e.g. of an engine)
three colours; three colors; triple run; winning hand containing the same chow in each of the three suits; triple pung; winning hand containing the same pung in each of the three suits
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel; castor; caster
green light (traffic); green light; go-ahead signal; permission to go ahead (with something)
to be at a loss for words
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
as expected; as predicted