bento; Japanese box lunch
sketching; drawing from nature; portrayal; description
very loose; slowly; leisurely
sound; noise; acoustics; reverberation; echo; audio
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
pretending not to know; feigning ignorance
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
scenery; scene; landscape
mutually; reciprocally; together
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
six o'clock; six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)
down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream
impatient; tantalized; tantalised; irritated; chagrined; chagrinned
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
instead; but (on the other hand)
moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence
being very busy; busyness
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
platform; stage; upper seat; pulpit
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
rakugo story teller; comic story teller
type of jōruri recitation
talk; recital; narration; topic
to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
whole; entire; harmonious; well-rounded
good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar