bright; beaming; brilliant; glittering
shadow; shade; shading; nuance; shades of meaning; subtleties
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
Tokyo Metropolitan Expressway; Shuto Expressway
multi-level crossing (of roads to avoid intersection); two-level crossing; cloverleaf interchange; grade separation
800; eight hundred; multitude; large number
overflowing; effusive; exuberant; bountiful
double; twice (as much); twofold
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
one's own strength and skill alone (without money, connections, etc); nothing to rely on but oneself; (being) self-made
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)
giving a loud pep talk; encouraging (someone) strongly in a loud voice
to disentangle; to untangle; to unravel; to relax; to soften; to relieve (e.g. stress, tension)
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
(inflectional) ending of a word; end of a sentence
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
at a loss for words; stumped for words
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
bridge (over a road or railway); overpass; flyover; land bridge
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
battle formation; lineup (e.g. for a game)
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
topography; geographical features
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
to be proud; to be haughty; to be arrogant; to be conceited; to brag; to show off
commander; commanding officer; CO
splendid; praiseworthy; admirable; well done!; bravo!
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
savage; barbarian; aboriginal
discriminatory term; discriminatory language
few decades; many decades; several decades
difference; disparity; gap
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated