to pin one's hope on; to look forward to; to look toward; to get one's hopes up
at that (very) moment; just then
famous place; name of a part (of an instrument, etc.); name and address
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of
to be fickle; to be frivolous; to be flippant; to be flighty; to be giddy; to be restless
feeling heavy in the head; heavy-headed; sick with worry
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made
conversation; conference (usu. between important people); discussion; interview
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
blameless; above reproach; beyond reproach; faultless; perfect
about 80%; almost certainly; mostly
proposed site; site chosen
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
(former) Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications (now Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications)
corresponding to; being applicable to; being relevant to; coming under; falling under; fulfilling (requirements)
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
suggestion; hint; implication
(arch.) sitting outdoors; room that served both as a reception room and as a living room in a Heian-period mansion; temporary sitting place installed in the garden at the imperial court, used on the occasion of archery or sumo ceremonies
street vendor; stallholder; stallkeeper
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
personal accessories (ornaments, adornments)
junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends
to find fault (with trivial matters); to scold over minor things; to get angry over trifles; to raise one's eyebrows
wholeheartedly; with heart and soul; intently; with undivided attention; with intense concentration; single-mindedly
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
proposal; proposition; suggestion
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
lidded; covered; container with a lid
rolling by hand (e.g. sushi roll, cigarette); winding by hand (e.g. watch); hand-rolled sushi (usu. cone-shaped); windup watch; mechanical watch
dial (on timepiece, meter, etc.); letter board (e.g. on typewriter, writing aide for the disabled, etc.); character board
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
sharp sighted; easily awakened
procurement; purchase; buying; school store; co-op; school canteen
will; desire; ambition; urge (e.g. creative urge)