link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
commitment; pledge; promise
with a boing; with a sproing; with a crack; with a pop; (hitting) with vigour; with a kick
area around the Hachikō statue at Shibuya Station in Tokyo (popular meeting point)
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
hustle and bustle; throng; crowd; congestion; traffic jam
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
scramble intersection; pedestrian scramble; X-crossing; diagonal crossing; intersection allowing pedestrians to cross simultaneously in any direction
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
the prospects look brighter; there is hope of accomplishing (something)
usually; under usual circumstances
sanity; consciousness; soberness
aim; goal; prospect; outlook
(distant) future; future existence; world beyond the grave; future (tense)
unsettled; uncertain; indefinite; indeterminate
pastime; hobby; favorite amusement; dissipation; debauchery; loose living
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
one's own discretion (idea, responsibility)
cross (for crucifixion); the Cross (of Christ)
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
railing; guard rail; (arch.) (shining) brightly (of the moon or stars); (arch.) (flowing) endlessly (of tears)
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
idle gossip; foolish talk; yarn
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
to work (for, at, in); to be employed (at); to finish (a term); to serve (e.g. a sentence); to conduct (a ceremony); to perform (a Buddhist memorial service)
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person