to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
innumerable; countless; numberless
waterway; canal; channel; swimming pool lane
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
gondola (boat, esp. in Venice); gondola (hot-air balloon, airship, etc.); basket; scaffold (building); display shelf (shop)
to come and go; to go back and forth
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
just past noon; afternoon
to slide into; to slip into
appointed time; timetable; schedule
operating (e.g. ships, aircraft)
platform; home; home base; home plate
here and there; everywhere
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits
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.)
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
book; volume; this; present; main; head
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; lecture
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
learning about the world; preparation for life in the community; work experience
urban areas; the streets; town; city
detour; circumvention; turning movement
parasol (esp. one carried in the hand); sunshade
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
dumbfounded; in mute amazement