purification ceremony (performed with water); ritual purification; ablutions
city centre (center) (esp. capital city); urban centre; heart of city a metropolis
high-rise building; tower block; skyscraper
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
government office building
wired; cabled; communication by wire
broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
ugly; repulsive; unworthy; insignificant; (arch.) strong and frightening thing
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
noisy; confused; uproarious
glass sphere; glass bead; glass marble
descent (to earth, esp. of a god); advent; epiphany; arrival (of an important person); appearance
investigator (usu. of criminal cases)
dozens; scores of; decades
to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack
blending of Japanese and Western styles
entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher
every person; each one; everybody
to stiffen; to become stiff
beautiful woman; beauty; belle
to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out
threat; intimidation; menace
standing figure; standing posture; dancing pose
apathy; lassitude; lethargy; languor
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
(for the) first time; something used (worn, etc.) for the first time; new item; first of the season (crop, fruit, etc.)
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
employment position or rank
administrator; director; commissioner
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
to comb down; to smooth down
eye; eyes; sight; vision; looking
discouragement; disappointment; loss of energy; fatigue
to lower one's voice; to speak more softly
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
(time of) emergency; (in) event of emergency; (in) case of emergency
it is I who should say so