transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
to be crushed; to be squashed (flat); to be discouraged
to be touching; to be moving
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
several times; a few times
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
swelling; enlargement; becoming fat; hypertrophy
moment; brief space of time
(feeling a chill or shiver) suddenly; (feeling) chilly; chillily; with a sudden sense of dread (or fear, etc.); (being) suddenly (afraid, frightened, etc.); suddenly (breaking out in a cold sweat)
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
flabbily; softly; limply; easily (bend); effortlessly; flexibly
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
to come and go; to go back and forth
people; men and women; each person; everybody
door; gate; opening; title page
whereabout; about where; how much
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown
proposal; offer; request; application
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
after-party; second party (of the night); second meeting
regular customer; valued client
together; at the same time; same; identical
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words
Japanese person; Japanese people
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds