to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
abnormal; unusual; extraordinary; remarkable; uncommon
hilly section of a city (usu. upscale residential); Yamanote (hilly residential section of western Tokyo, incl. Yotsuya, Aoyama, Koishikawa, Hongo, Ichigaya, Akasaka, Azabu and surrounds); place near the mountains
municipal railway; city streetcar; tram
finally; at last; in the end; ultimately
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.)
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
newspaper story (article, account)
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing ...)
study; library; den; home office; reading room
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
jumping the gun; premature action; omen; portent; first produce of the season (vegetables, fish, etc.); herald; runner sent ahead to announce one's lord's arrival (Muromachi and Edo periods)
moderate; reserved; modest; temperate; restrained; low-key
woman; female; feminine gender
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
eldest child; oldest child; first child; eldest son; oldest son
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
article; news story; report; account
heading; headline; index; headword
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
early dawn; grey of morning; gray of morning
hut; house; boarding house; residence hall; (arch.) one day's march (approx. 12.2 km)
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
(true) Tokyoite; Edoite; Tokyo native; Edokko
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
resonance; sympathetic vibration
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic