to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to gather; to collect; to assemble
yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
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?
so; like this; in this way
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
big hit; big prize; bumper crop; striking it rich; right on the mark; bonanza
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
had better ...; had better not ...
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
earnings; proceeds; returns; revenue
potentiality; dormancy; latency
to put on track; to make go to plan; to put into orbit; to send into orbit
world; society; people; the public
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
adoration; admiration; devotion
to be born; to come into the world
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to have a talk; to tell a story
to make an appearance; to show up