very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
inside; interior; inner part
places alongside a railway line, bus route, major thoroughfare, etc.
office worker; salaried worker; white-collar worker
the imperial family or household
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
with a whoosh; with a swish; with a whirl; whizzing by
to fly away; to flee away; to scatter
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
information board; building directory
examination (exam) questions; questions for an examination
something to rely on; aid; someone to rely on; relative; reminder; memento
hilly section of a city (usu. upscale residential); Yamanote (hilly residential section of western Tokyo, incl. Yotsuya, Aoyama, Koishikawa, Hongo, Ichigaya, Akasaka, Azabu and surrounds); place near the mountains
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
absolutely; definitely; unconditionally
that; the matter in question
platform; home; home base; home plate
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
part of the feet from the ankles to the tips of the toes
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
light (color, taste, etc.); faint (e.g. smell); pale; faint (feeling, hope, etc.); fleeting; slight
track number; platform number; wire gauge
train that stops at every station; local train
to slide into; to slip into
to create (a sensation); to cause (a commotion); to give rise to (controversy); to raise (a cloud of dust); to kick up (dust)
somehow; without knowing (it); unconsciously; unthinkingly
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run; to start moving (e.g. a vehicle); to take off; to get under way