to move along; to go alongside; to walk along; to follow; to run down (one's cheek, leg, etc.); to trickle down
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; environs; surrounding area; district
last night; yesterday evening
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
to come to realize; to become aware (of)
to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down; to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
to miss a chance; to miss an opportunity
still; even now; to this day
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
noble; high and noble; noble (character); refined; precious; expensive
four; 4; four years of age; ten o'clock (in the old time system); burakumin; cross grips
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
a few years ago; some years back
accession to the throne; enthronement
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
representation; agency; proxy; proxy; agent; representative
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
to badger; to pester; to beg
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
first meeting; first interview with
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
popular; folksy; plebeian; ordinary; unpretentious
to be intimate with; to befriend
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting