metropolitan tramway; tram operated by the metropolitan government (esp. Tokyo)
contention; competition; rivalry; quarrel
overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown
protest demonstration; protest march; protest
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
downhill grade; downgrade
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
continuous; continual; unceasing; incessant; without interruption
domestically produced car
the new left (school of thought)
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
topic; subject; rumor; talk; tale; story
running away; escaping on foot
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
bat (in baseball, cricket, etc.)
with a loud smack; whack; slap; crack; snap
unsightly; ungraceful; clumsy; awkward; unpresentable; unshapely
asphalt road; blacktop; tarmac road
pollution; contamination; corruption; graft
unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy
suction cup; suction pad; sucker
forefoot; forefeet; foreleg; forelimb
tapir (Tapirus spp.); mo (mythological Chinese chimera similar to a tapir, said to devour bad dreams)
to mesh (of gears, cogs, etc.); to engage with each other; to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength; to mesh
dinner (esp. a formal one)
calico cat; tortoiseshell-and-white cat
crushed flat; flattened; flat-chested girl; sound of a sticky rice cake sticking to something
stuffed specimen; taxidermy mount; stuffing; mounting
to flutter (in the wind); to wave; to turn over; to flip over; to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.); to suddenly switch
piece of paper; paper scrap; paper strip
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
dying in vain; useless death; meaningless death
rise of the curtain; opening of a play; beginning (e.g. of an era); start; opening (of a tournament, festival, etc.)
joint action; acting in unison
each party; each faction; all sects
signature; signing; sealing