to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
green light (traffic); green light; go-ahead signal; permission to go ahead (with something)
pedestrian crossing; crosswalk
scene; spectacle; sight; view
facial expression of feigned ignorance
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
along; parallel to; in accordance with
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
like this; in this way; as you see
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
unprecedented; record-breaking
late summer heat; lingering summer heat
early autumn (fall); seventh month of the lunar calendar
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
at that time; in those days
supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
Paris Fashion Week; major fashion show, held twice yearly in Paris
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
Japanese person; Japanese people
starting field which contains the November and/or December 20-point card
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless