to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
(within) the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
prominent; leading; foremost; distinguished
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
notable; important; chief; valuable; conspicuous; outstanding
nightlife; night amusements
spot; dot; place; location; (airport) apron; spot advertisement; spot advertising
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
lonesome; lonely; forlorn
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
as you see; as you can see
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
to be helpful; to be useful
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
double suicide; lovers' suicide
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
resuming work after the New Year's vacation; first time that one works in the year
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
company president; manager; director
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
show; exhibition; spectacle
performance; appearance (in a stage, film, TV show, etc.)