strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
essence; true nature; substance; reality
bending; curving; warping (of feelings, logic, etc.); distortion; refraction; inflection
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
quite clearly; quite distinctly; perfectly; exactly
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)
to be a quick worker; to be fast in forming relationships with women; to be quick to resort to violence
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
curiously; curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
intention; idea; inclination; wish
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
feminine; womanly; female
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
in name only; titular; nominal
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless