dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
to be mentally fatigued; to tired to the bone
to restore one's energy; to restore one's spirits; to recharge one's batteries
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
Tokyo Metropolitan Government
government office building
metre; meter; meter; gauge
starting (construction) work
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
Japan's best; number one in Japan
opinion; point of view; visual point
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
Mount Fuji; Mt. Fuji; Fujiyama; Fuji-san
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
nodding; greeting (with eyes)
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
lower back (or hip) pain; lumbago
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
(arch.) clearly; (arch.) brightly; cleanly; purely
successive jobs; consecutive jobs
postwar period; period after Second World War
staunch; hardcore; dyed-in-the-wool; metal reinforcement
political and business circles; political and business establishment; politics and industry
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
separate case; another matter
to probe someone's real intentions; to sound someone out; to try to fathom someone's thoughts
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
conference program; conference programme