tough measure; firm step; strong measure
speech and conduct; words and actions; words and deeds; behavior; behaviour; manners
one's physical safety; personal security
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to sense; to perceive; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
anxiously; impatiently; worriedly; fretting; getting worked up
(period of) a year; during the era (of)
self-torture; masochism; inflicting damage to oneself
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
to be flabbergasted; to be dumbfounded
pit of one's stomach; bottom of one's heart; one's true feelings; one's innermost thoughts
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; site; grounds
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
sightseer; spectator; viewer
noisily; clamorously; incessantly (complaining, pestering, etc.); going on and on; loudly (crying); wailing
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
undulation; winding; meandering; swell (of waves); ground swell; surge
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; marijuana; cannabis; not genuine
draft; rough copy; highly cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); grass style
subway; metro; underground (railway)
footpath; walkway; sidewalk; pavement
to choke; to be choked (by); to sob convulsively
body heat from several people in close quarters; stuffy air; stuffiness
hustle and bustle; throng; crowd; congestion; traffic jam
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
Tokyo Skytree (broadcasting and observation tower in Sumida, Tokyo)
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein