1.Serious-lookingmenspoketooneanotherasiftheywereobliviousofthecrowds aboutthem.(Para.2) 2.Atlastthisintermezzocametoanend,andIfoundmyselfinfrontofthegigantic CityHall.(Para.5) 3.TheratherarrestingspectacleoflittleoldJapanadriftamidbeigeconcrete skyscrapersistheverysymboloftheincessantstrugglebetweenthekimonoand theminiskirt.(Para.7) 4..experiencingatwingeofembarrassmentattheprospectofmeetingthemayorof Hiroshimainmysocks.(Para.8) 5.ThefewAmericansandGermansseemedjustasinhibitedasIwas.(Para.10) 6.AfterthreedaysinJapan,thespinalcolumnbecomesextraordinarilyflexible.(Para.12) 7.Iwasabouttomakemylittlebowofassent,whenthemeaningoftheselastwords sankin,joltingmeoutofmysadreverie.(Para.18) 8..andnurseswalkedbycarryingnickel-platedinstruments,theverysightofwhich wouldsendshiversdownthespineofanyhealthyvisitor.(Para.28) 9.Because,thankstoit,Ihavetheopportunitytoimprovemycharacter.(Para.38)