to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
foreign; abroad; overseas
Shibuya, a special ward in Tokyo
scramble intersection; pedestrian scramble; X-crossing; diagonal crossing; intersection allowing pedestrians to cross simultaneously in any direction
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
opening; start; opening credits; title sequence; theme song (played during the opening credits of a TV show, etc.)
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
first prize; gold medal; blue ribbon
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
bye-bye; good-bye; see you; saying goodbye; parting
divorce; dissolution of adoption
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)