core; core; hardcore; all-out
to peak (at a given time or given group); to approach the peak; to come to a peak
to take (someone) to one place after another (forcibly); to drag (someone) around
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
route map (for buses, trains, etc.)
the art of war; martial arts; military force; the sword; (arch.) valor; (arch.) bravery
to get lost; to become lost; to go astray
female office worker; office lady; overlap; orienteering
to weave into; to interweave; to incorporate; to include; to put in
kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre
one passage; one paragraph; one stanza; one verse; one section (of a piece of music); one syllable
very big; very large; taking up a lot of space
patting; stroking; caressing
embodiment; realization; materialization
to face; to confront; to be opposite to
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
handyman; utility man; odd-job man
briskly; quickly; promptly
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
great person; great figure; person of great character
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
commuter; season-ticket passenger
to warm up to; to get interested in; to get excited by
Little Edo; town or neighbourhood with an old townscape reminiscent of Edo
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
republication; reissue; reprinting; reproduction
Edo (shogunate capital; former name of Tokyo); Yedo
to prosper; to flourish; to thrive
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation