dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
railway crossing; railroad crossing; starting line; scratch; determination; stepping over the edge of the ring
sound of wind rustling in the pine needles (like waves)
time; season; period; phase; stage
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
to gain experience; to accumulate experiences
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
to fit the mold; to fit the mould; to be standard; to be customary; to be unoriginal; to be stale
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
distance in a straight line
metre; meter; meter; gauge
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
rest; break; recess; intermission
unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable
one large ...; a great ...
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
walking; strolling; roaming; wandering; exploring
housing district; residential district
suspicious character (person, figure)
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
to be exhausted; to be worn out
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
body odor; body odour; personal odor; personal odour; characteristic (of someone)
late at night; small hours of the morning
dripping wet; soaked; drenched
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
public corporation; public housing
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue