dead center; (right in the) middle; midst; midst (e.g. of a storm); heyday; (the) height (e.g. of a debate)
cannot be compared (with); being no match (for)
distant place; faraway location; far away
coming to Japan; visit to Japan; arrival in Japan
first (of its kind) in Japan
live (broadcasting, music, etc.); live performance; live concert; resonant (room, etc.); reverberating
schedule; program; programme; itinerary
alternating between happiness and anxiety; swinging between joy and sorrow; being glad and sad by turns; oscillating between optimism and pessimism
to be interested in; to take an interest in; to care about
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
to quicken one's pace (steps)
connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity
high-rise building; tower block; skyscraper
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
movie theatre; movie theater; cinema
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
article; thing; object; property; real estate
(your) judgment; discernment
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
rough sketch; floor plan; blueprint
outdoors; outside; open air; fields; outskirts; suburbs
undergoing treatment (medical); receiving treatment
to (keep in) mind; to give heed to; to pay attention to
to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (of a cat)
very improbable; vanishingly unlikely; only with a miracle
to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.); to shudder; to tremble
to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised
space; room; space (between letters, words, etc.); space (piece of type); (outer) space
(on) land; ground; shore; track and field; athletics
unfairness; injustice; partiality
dolphin (or other small toothed whales, incl. porpoises, belugas, etc.)
flaring up; bursting into flames