dance hall; dance floor; landing (stairs); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); period of stagnation
Olympia; Olimpia; Olympia
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
to go to see (something); to attend (e.g. game, performance)
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
returning from abroad; coming back to one's country (Japan)
import; importation; introduction; afferent
steering (of a boat); steerage
study of foreign languages; linguistics
alphabet; ABCs; the ABCs (of); basics; activity-based costing; ABC
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
pronunciation; production of sound
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
genuine article; real thing; real deal
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
too much; excessively; too
end of the year or season; year end
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
thirtieth day of the month; thirty days
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
utmost limit; extremity; result
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé; rectangular dessert (usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
to sparkle; to glitter; to twinkle
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
lukewarm; tepid; (arch.) slow; (arch.) stupid
Aomori (city, prefecture)