non-Japanese of Japanese descent; nikkeijin
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
high-rise building; tower block; skyscraper
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
place; room; margin; scope
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk
box; box (in theatre); booth (in restaurant, etc.); small rectangular building (e.g. telephone box); rectangular field area (batter's box, catcher's box); box (calfskin); central 4x4 area (othello)
marking; grading; scoring
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
business school (in a university); faculty of commerce
master's (academic degree)
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde (e.g. music)
big splash; big response; major repercussions
critic; reviewer; commentator
medium; diviner; shaman; oracle
eternity; permanence; perpetuity
PEN club; club for poets, play-wrights, essayists, editors, novelists
Tokuma Shoten (publisher)
double circle (indicating "very good" on a piece of school work)
email newsletter; email magazine; e-zine; e-mag
ebook; e-book; electronic book; digital book