foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
to look forward to something
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
extremely cold feeling that makes one feel numb; sharp pain that is almost numbing; heartrending; touching the heart
to tower over the surroundings
profound; deep; grave; solid; dignified; stately
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
history; pedigree; lineage
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
macaron (meringue-based sandwich cookie); French macaroon
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
side street (often parallel to a main street); back street; alley; alleyway
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
eardrum; tympanic membrane
to cease; to stop; to be over
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
the other side of a river; the other side of the tracks; place where lower class people live
splendour; splendor; pompousness; magnificence
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to throw into; to dump in together
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
glitter; glimmer; sparkle; twinkle
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan