city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
isolation; separation; remoteness; seclusion; reclusion; inaccessibility
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
to have one's ability acknowledged by others; to be appreciated for one's skill
shapeshifting (of an animal or spirit); goblin; incarnation; transformation
long sword (as opposed to the shorter katana); tachi; sabre-like sword worn on the hip with the blade facing down
elastic; flexible; telescoping; expandable; retractable; extensible
increase and decrease; fluctuation
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
versatility; multiplicity of use
strength in one's arms; physical strength; muscular strength; force; violence
intellectual power; mental capacity; intellect; intelligence; brains
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
to run up to; to rush over
person in charge; senior staff; manager; chief; head
engineering works; civil engineering; public works
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
lethality; killing effectiveness
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
halfway (through, complete); midway
iron plate; steel plate; sure thing; certain winner
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to be turned up; to be turned inside out; to ride up; to be lifted (e.g. by wind)
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
emotional strength; force of will
cloud of dust (sand, etc.); dust storm
to be smeared; to be covered
one's original intention; one's initial enthusiasm; inexperience; naivety; greenness
to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears
to unfold; to unroll; to open