only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
to gain experience; to accumulate experiences
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
one's post; place of work; workplace
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
depopulation; declining population
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
urban area; urban district
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
Shibuya, a special ward in Tokyo
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
trouble; quarrel; difficulties; complication; tangle
stylish; smart; high collar; hair dressed in a western style; to dress in the latest Western fashion
accompanying; being accompanied by; going with
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)