to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
strange; unconventional; eccentric; odd; odd number
to choose the best; to select carefully; to handpick
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
(within) the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
name; given name; first name
to bake; to plate; to print; to burn into one's memory; to sear into one's consciousness
to talk; to chat; to chatter
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
in the same way as; just like
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up
(a) dose; (a) puff; (a) smoke; lull; short rest
honorific/polite/humble prefix
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
so; like this; in this way
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)