Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
war situation; progress of a battle
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
to get tired of (doing); to lose interest in
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
traveling expenses; travelling expenses
preparation; arrangements
(with a) whizzing sound; sound of something whizzing by
decorative curtain hung from the ceiling; tent; pavilion; marquee
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
rest; break; recess; intermission
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
rule; reign; government; governing
pregnancy; conception; gestation
lasciviousness; lechery; salaciousness; lust; sensuality; lewdness
to repeat; to be frequent
failure; mistake; blunder
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
bad reputation; ill repute; bad name; (arch.) evil deed; (arch.) wrongdoing; (arch.) wrongdoer
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
accession to the throne; enthronement
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to pass (of time); to elapse
having said that; on the other hand