magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
to sit at a desk (to study); to be at one's desk; to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
the whole school; all the schools
broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement
returning home; going home; coming home; getting home
like; similar to; something like ...; someone like ...
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
ice; ice cream; ice pop; ice lolly; cold; iced (e.g. iced tea, iced coffee); ice (stimulant drug)
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
tedious; boring; being fed up with
influence; clout; leverage
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
surely; certainly; without doubt
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
news flash; news special; special newscast; special news bulletin
to be crowded; to be packed; to be jammed
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)
economic fortune; luck with money
rush (of people or activity); rush (sudden forward motion); rush hour; rushes; dailies
large number (of); many; majority
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
caustic words; defiant words
to go past; to pass; to pass by
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
transportation; conveyance; delivery; hospitalization; transfer to hospital
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
one's romantic fate; one's luck in love
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society