This week's topic is: Tokyo
-Capital fun!
[Word definitions]
throng (n.): a big crowd, a huge number of
white-collar worker (n.): an office worker (a ‘salaryman’, although that word is Japanglish)
identical (adj.): exactly the same
metropolis (n.): a very large and crowded city
skyscraper (n.): a very tall building
perish (v.): pass away, die
restore (v.): return, bring back to an older state/condition
whereupon (conj.): and right after that
densely populated (adj.): with many people living in a limited area
high-end (adj.): very expensive, often of famous brands
geek (n.): someone who is very into and knowledgeable about something (like an otaku, but perhaps not as negative-sounding)
batter (n.): flour-based liquid used in cooking (e.g. pancake batter, frying batter)
arcade games / arcades (n.): coin-operated video game machines (called ‘game center’ in Japan)
capital (adj.): great (VERY old-fashioned, British-sounding, used mostly as a joke)