high-rise building; tall building; multi-storied building
stone wall; dry wall; rocky cliff; stone precipice
incarnation; embodiment; realization; giving concrete form (to)
for better or worse; luckily or unluckily
pavement café; sidewalk café; open-air café
to assume an aspect; to take on an appearance
no vacancy; full occupancy
to suspend from; to be suspended (from)
near; nearby; not far off
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
a short while ago; already
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
dripping with sweat; bathed in perspiration
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
reaching first base safely due to opponent's error
pushing something out; extrusion; presence; appearance; run walked in; pushing one's opponent out by pressing one's hands up against them
winning point; winning goal; game point (tennis, etc.); finishing line
fall of the curtain; last scene; end of act
sphere; counter for balls
to slip out (e.g. from one's fingers); to cleanly forget
to summon; to get used to call
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
long-lasting; long-wearing; wears well; nagamochi; large oblong chest (for clothing, personal effects, etc.)
eastern country; eastern provinces; Kanto provinces
the soft may prove more durable than the hard; (lit.) willow trees don't break under the weight of snow
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
to put into order; to arrange (one's thoughts)
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
the right person in the right place
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
selection; making a choice; sifting; decision to adopt or reject