mechanical pencil; automatic pencil; propelling pencil
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
mount; stand; lens mount; mounting (e.g. a drive); mounting (animal behaviour); asserting dominance
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
first shrine visit of the New Year
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
imperial palace; shrine; Grand Empress Dowager; Empress Dowager; woman of imperial lineage who has borne a child; elderly woman of imperial lineage
Greater Tokyo Metropolitan area; metropolitan area (of a capital)
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
Saitama (city, prefecture)
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
(national) capital (city); metropolis
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
each locality; each place; each region