to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to face on; to look out on to
urban areas; the streets; town; city
one sweep (of the eye); sweeping view; unbroken view
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
atrium; well (in building); blow-by; blow-bye; drafty; draughty
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
to weave into; to interweave; to be incorporated in; to be factored in
luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
famous picture; masterpiece (painting); film classic
coloured glass; colored glass
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
flickering; flashing on and off; glaringly (bright); painfully (bright); prickling (pain)
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
name; given name; first name
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
stubbornness; pigheaded person; miser
upstart; nouveau riche; new money; piece promoted to gold general
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response