this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill; check; bill; promissory note
paving (a road); surfacing (with asphalt, concrete, etc.); pavement
traffic light; traffic signal; signal (mechanism); semaphore (apparatus)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
sign; mark; marker; marker
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
surely (not); certainly (not)
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
skill; expertise; experience; proficiency; mastery; dexterity
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
another dimension; different level; whole other level
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
occurrence; incidence; generation (of power, heat, etc.); production; ontogeny; development
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; (arch.) to rise up (of breaking waves)
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
crowd; community; group; herd; gathering; assembly
Sumida River (in Tokyo); Sumidagawa
fireworks display; display of fireworks
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
memory (of having seen something or someone before); remembrance; recollection; recognition
besides; in addition; also; moreover
the number of people; many people; a large number of people
to gather; to collect; to assemble
rare; uncommon; not often seen
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
to recall; to remember; to recollect
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
resident of Tokyo; citizen of Tokyo; Tokyoite
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide