black lustre; black luster
cough cough; with a (wet) cough; violently (coughing)
lion's den; very dangerous place or situation; (lit.) tiger's den
shiruko; sweet red-bean soup with mochi
to go to meet (someone); to go to pick up
formation; molding; making (up); repair (e.g. with plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
august (in ref. to the emperor or the gods); imperial; divine
shopping area within a train station
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; kissaten; traditional type of coffee shop with a retro atmosphere
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
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting); probe; probing move
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
disorder; chaos; confusion
speaking of ...; as for ...
premises; grounds; campus; compound; precincts
beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously
evasion; avoidance; recusal (of a judge)
Iron Lady (orig. nickname for Margaret Thatcher)
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
to entice; to tempt; to invite someone to join in
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends); planetary ring
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)
guidance; lead; introduction; good offices; guide; primer
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
metre (unit of length); meter; meter; gauge
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
to be mixed up with; to have a connection with (a troublesome matter); to be a stickler about; to be finicky about (some triviality); to take part (in some work); to hang about
evening; early night hours
tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus