traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse
break; pause; interruption; intermission
city at night; town at night; streets at night; nightlife district; drinking district
Noctiluca scintillans (luminescent species of dinoflagellate)
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road
affection; love; fondness; tenderness
circumstances; sequence of events; how things got this way; details; particulars
to be reasonable; to stand to reason; to be logical; to hold water
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
fine weather; fair weather
subway; metro; underground (railway)
large drop (of rain, sweat, tears, etc.); large grain-like object (e.g. grape, cherry)
to mount (a horse, bicycle, etc.); to straddle; to sit astride; to span (an area, time, etc.); to extend over; to spread over
to exploit; to extort; to squeeze (someone); to squeeze (e.g. oil, juice); to wring out; to press out
transformer; trance (semi-conscious state); trance; trance music; trans; transgender
meditation; contemplation
connection; linking; joining; coupling; attaching; junction
lively; vigorous; energetic; full of (energy, appetite, curiosity, etc.); brimming with
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
oath; vow; pledge; covenant
fair; fair ball; fair (event)
meaning; connotation; denotation
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
you (plural); all of you; you all
pedestrian crossing; crosswalk
metal plate; metallic plate
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
place surrounded by walls; (within) prison
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
main road; main thoroughfare; arterial road
sandbank (in a river); sandbar
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
to ascend; to go up; to climb
step; stair; shelf; layer; grade; level; dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
prop; stay; support; brace; fulcrum
challenging; defiant; provocative; aggressive
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever