round; spherical; circular
remembrance; recollection; recognition
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
perfectly round; perfectly circular
elderly handyman; elderly manservant
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
to ride up to; to drive up to; to get used to riding; to get used to driving
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
pastime; hobby; favorite amusement; dissipation; debauchery; loose living
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
to envy; to be envious (of); to be jealous (of)
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
to be surprised; to be astonished
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
reason; cause; circumstances
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
one's life under medical treatment; (means and time spent) fighting against an illness
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to fling off; to throw off; to cast aside; to abandon; to throw to the winds
from the start; from the beginning; from the outset
master; teacher; stable master
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago